Use of the Lean Manufacturing Principles to Improve Total Parenteral Nutrition Logistics and Clinical Outcomes in the Neonatal Patient Population.

Unlabelled: Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is one of the most frequently used pharmaceuticals administered to patients in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Initially, the total interdepartmental processing time (ordering, manufacturing, and delivery between NICU and Pharmacy) averaged 15.2 hours.