2. The B.Braun Clinical Nutrition Service Concept
Discover our portfolio of services
In dialogue with the people who use the company’s products,
B.Braun is continually gaining new knowledge and incorporating
these insights not only into product developments but also into
enhanced support services.
With this approach, we aim to offer value-added services that
optimize working procedures and provide innovative solutions for
all of the many parties accompanying the patient on his pathway
from home to hospital and back again.
In this way, we are able to provide a highly responsive service
platform for a sustainable partnership. It’s a key element of our
company’s values and an essential component of our guiding
principle “Sharing Expertise”.
Screening /
Assessment
Inpatient
Pathway
Development
of nutrition
care plan
Discharge Planning
Implementation
of nutrition
care plan
Monitoring
Documentation
Admission
Outpatient
Pathway
Procurement
of all needed
products
Training of
caregiver
Reassessment
Documentation /
Feedback
Evaluation of
home care
setting
Monitoring
Clinical Nutrition and the Inpatient Pathway
Nutritional therapy is an important and recognized building block
in the optimal and customized care of your patient.
Patient-customized nutrition compliments any therapy and supports
treatment success. B.Braun is at your side with high quality pro-
ducts and services when it comes to implementing clinical nutrition.
Our support ranges from the screening of patients to the practice of
therapy to the management of any potential complications. A final
crucial step is made when the patient is discharged.
Clinical Nutrition and the Outpatient Pathway
Home Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition has become a life-saving
mainstay of therapy for patients with short bowel syndrome and
for those with severe dysmotility disorders and surgically untreat-
able intestinal obstruction. However, it is still an unfamiliar mode
of treatment in many health-care settings and even large institu-
tions may struggle with its application and ongoing management.
B.Braun supports patients during their journey from the hospital to
home as well as the interdisciplinary treatment team that accompa-
nies them. The quality of life of the patient, the success of the course
of therapy and trouble-free home care are at the center of what we
do. You can benefit from our decades of experience, and from the
scientifically proven high quality care we offer to ensure the safety
of your patients.1
3. Your Nutrition Partner to improve Life
Offering a complete portfolio of qualified services
4. Clinical Nutrition Services
Educational and Informational Services
E&I ServicesI Services
Aesculap Academy
There is today an unprecedented demand for medical know-how. Innovative develop-
ments in medical technology, sophisticated new treatment methods, increasingly more
stringent requirements for hospital and quality management and last but not least the
delight in learning have given rise to a huge and ever increasing demand for professional
development and training.
The Aesculap Academy enjoys a worldwide reputation as a leading forum for professional
development and training in the field of medicine. Under the umbrella of B.Braun, it offers
a program to keep doctors, surgical staff, specialist personnel in hospitals and medical
practices and hospital managers fit for the future.
The Aesculap Academy is dedicated to the propagation of knowledge and interdisci-
plinary dialogue.
Knowledge Transfer
The Aesculap Academy champions interdisciplinary and interprofessional dialogue
and effective knowledge transfer.
Innovative Learning Processes
The Aesculap Academy uses effective teaching and learning processes, including
the latest digital and e-learning technologies.
Global Network
The Aesculap Academy has long been established in locations throughout the world
and is trusted partner in providing medical and scientific expertise to physicians and
other caregivers.
5. Manufacturing and Compounding Services
M&C ServicesC Services
Contract manufacturing of individual Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition concepts
B.Braun operates manufacturing services which are ready to prepare individual admixtures
for parenteral administration wherever the pharmacy is not running its own aseptic unit.
We can also offer the production, filling and packaging of products for special Enteral
Nutrition purposes. Our portfolio includes liquid and powder products in a wide range
of market-oriented packaging.
Compatibility and stability assessment of Parenteral Nutrition solutions
Easycomp is a new software tool that allows hospital pharmacists to put together regimens
for Parenteral Nutrition from 2- and 3-chamber bags, solutions, emulsions and additives, to
see the resulting composition and to check if it is within the ranges of tested compatibility
limits. + + + EasyLab is a laboratory for compatibility and stability investigations related to
customer requirements in connection with Parenteral Nutrition. Its main field of activity is
to check physico-chemical compatibility and stability of TPN mixtures.
Consulting services for all Parenteral Nutrition pharmaceutical procedures
This consulting service supports our customers to comply with the increasing require-
ments for compounding procedures, e.g. management of clean room, proper disinfection
processes, optimization of the use of compounding machines and the development and
implementation of documentation systems.
Custom-made manufacturing solutions for the administration of Clinical Nutrition
in hospitals and at home
B.Braun has been offering custom-made kits for the administration of Clinical Nutrition in
hospitals and at home for more than 15 years. As a consequence of numerous discussions,
workshops, seminars and trials together with our customers we have built up a profound
store of knowledge about different procedures in Clinical Nutrition. Based on these expe-
riences we are able to help you to standardize your processes with customized procedure kits.
Please contact your local representative for details, availability of these services in your country and for the terms and conditions of participation.
6. Clinical Nutrition Services
Patient Management Services
PM ServicesPM Services
Clinical Nutrition Services
B.Braun TransCare
Building bridges | Extraordinary care from hospital to home
Discharge Management Services – TransCare
Healthcare policies in many countries have accelerated the trend for patients to receive
their medication and treatment at home. Patient choice as well as advances in medica-
tion and care have seen an increase in the different therapies that can now be safely
managed at home with support.
The B.Braun discharge management service TransCare focuses on providing high quality
specialist homecare services in various European countries (e.g. United Kingdom, Germany,
and Austria). We believe a working partnership is critical in providing truly high quality
care that is not only safe but also cost-effective.
Our services include:
Coordinating care with all persons involved in care giving
Training of the patient or team of caregivers based on proven nursing protocols
Professional support during the course of therapy (e.g. reassessment, monitoring,
feedback to physician)
Documentation of the whole process
Consulting and support for customers who want to implement homecare structures
for their patients
7. Tech ServicesTech Services
Technical Services
Repair Service
Infusion pumps from B.Braun are maintenance-free. Hence they only need to be serviced
in case of the periodical technical safety check or a defect. Repair may be performed by
B.Braun facilities. In standard cases the repaired pump will be returned within one working
week. To ensure a fast repair process a world wide available Pick-Up service can be used.
Technical Safety Check
The Technical Safety Check in some countries is mandatory by law. In all other cases it is
recommended to be carried out every 24 months according to the testing point laid down
in the service manual. Forms for documentation are also provided in the service manual.
To ensure the high quality of our products the Technical Safety Check is carried out
exclusively by B.Braun trained personnel.
Spare Part Management
B.Braun spare parts are identical with the respective components embedded in the original
B.Braun pumps. Spare parts are managed by the Global Technical Service which ensures
high quality and traceability. The required spare parts can be identified in the service portal
(article number) provided in the internet.
Technical Training
To ensure a defective unit is properly refurbished any repair should be performed by
trained technicians using original B.Braun spare parts.
B.Braun offers technical training to enable technicians to make repairs according to the
defined repair process presented in the service manual. The technical training is offered
in our central training center in Melsungen or on request on-site.
Please contact your local representative for details, availability of these services in your country and for the terms and conditions of participation.
8. B.Braun Melsungen AG | Hospital Care | 34209 Melsungen | Germany
Tel. +49 5661 71-0 | www.bbraun.com | www.nutrition-partner.com
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References
1 Crispin et al.; Central venous catheter complications during home parenteral nutrition: A prospective pilot
study of 481 patients with more than 30,000 catheter days; Onkologie (2008);31: 605-609
