Long-Term Intestinal Failure and Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Single Center Experience
Open Access
- 29 July 2021
- conference paper
- conference paper
- Published by MDPI AG in Medical Sciences Forum
- Vol. 5 (1), 46
- https://doi.org/10.3390/msf2021005046
Abstract
Intestinal failure is the reduction in gut function below the minimum necessary for the absorption of macronutrients and/or water electrolytes. The based treatment for type II and III intestinal failure patients is home parenteral nutrition (HPN) and hydration (HPH). This is a case-series study of HPN/HPH patients of the Hospital Garcia de Orta, Portugal, where thirteen patients present different underlying disorders and various IVS needs of nutrition and/or hydration. Most presented type III failure and most of them survived a long period under HPN and/or HNH.Keywords
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