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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"intestinal failure"”.
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Efficacy of butyrate-producing therapies for use in pediatric intestinal failure
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Autologous intestinal lengthening procedures for short bowel syndrome. A systematic review of clinical effectiveness and an assessment of their utility for adult and paediatric patients with intestinal failure in the UK
… medical or surgicaltreatment to improve intestinal absorptive capacity. The surgical treatmentoptions are autologous gastrointestinal reconstruction, intestinal lengtheningor intestinal transplantation. Longitudinal intestinal lengthening and tailoring(LILT) and serial transverse …
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Gut failure: Diagnosis and management
Background: Inadequate gut function (IGF) or intestinal failure (IF) is common, particularly in surgical patients and the critically ill. It is difficult to measure objectively, and as a consequence its effects on outcome are contentious and treatment options are limited. Because of the gut's …
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Experiences of adult patients living with home parenteral nutrition: a grounded theory study. A qualitative research into the experiences of home parenteral nutrition: discovery of patients’ perspectives.
Introduction Patients with intestinal failure (IF) develop problems of malabsorption and malnutrition associated with short bowel syndrome (SBS). Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) became available to treat these patients since the 1970s. There is a paucity of qualitative research on patients’ …
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Aspects of home parenteral nutrition in Scotland
… advance in the management of patients with gastrointestinal failure. It demands regular monitoring to ensure optimal intake, assess treatment response and minimise complications. The Scottish Home Parenteral Nutrition Managed Clinical Network (MCN) affords the opportunity to collect and analyse …
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An analysis of neonatal mortality following gastro-intestinal and/or abdominal surgery in a tertiary hospital in South Africa
… mortality for neonates operated for gastrointestinal and abdominal wall defects at a tertiary freestanding paediatric hospital in Western Cape, South Africa, over a 12-year period. (2) Ascertain the causes and risk factors associated with 30-day post-operative mortality. Method: A …
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Pre-, pro-, and synbiotic modulation of the intestinal microbiota stimulates enteroendocrine mediated intestinal adaptation in piglets with short-bowel syndrome
… an ill-defined etiology that is associated with intestinal microbial dysbiosis, defined by altered intestinal microbiota, decreased bacterial diversity, and antibiotic use. SBS is associated with an enteroendocrine cascade beginning with intestinal secretion of glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2), an …