Abstract
Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a lifesaving treatment in patients with intestinal failure. Dependency of nutritional support becomes permanent for the majority of patients who had received HPN for at least 2 years. The alternative to long term HPN in selected patients is intestinal transplantation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 205-210 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Clinical Nutrition |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2001 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic
- Catheterization
- Cohort Studies
- Diet Surveys
- Europe
- Female
- Hospitalization
- Humans
- Intestinal Diseases
- Intestine, Small
- Liver Diseases
- Male
- Marital Status
- Middle Aged
- Nutritional Status
- Parenteral Nutrition, Home
- Questionnaires
- Sepsis
- Time Factors