Long-term follow-up of patients on home parenteral nutrition in Europe: implications for intestinal transplantation

Loris Pironi, Francisca Joly, Alastair Forbes, Virginie Colomb, Malgorzata Lyszkowska, Janet Baxter, Simon Gabe, Xavier Hébuterne, Manuela Gambarara, Frederic Gottrand, Cristina Cuerda, Paul Thul, Bernard Messing, Olivier Goulet, Michael Staun, André Van Gossum, Home Artificial Nutrition & Chronic Intestinal Failure Working Group of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN)

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Abstract

The indications for intestinal transplantation (ITx) are still debated. Knowing survival rates and causes of death on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) will improve decisions.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-25
Number of pages9
JournalGut
Volume60
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2011

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Decision Making
  • Epidemiologic Methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestine, Small
  • Malabsorption Syndromes
  • Male
  • Parenteral Nutrition, Home
  • Patient Selection
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

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