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Assessment of liver stiffness and steatosis in patients with intestinal failure: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
IntroductionIntestinal failure-associated liver disease is a potentially life-threatening complication in patients with intestinal failure (IF) receiving home parenteral support (HPS).
Ena Muhic, Rahim Mohammad Naimi, Christopher Filtenborg Brandt, Thomas Lund Andersen, Thomas Lund Andersen, Helle Hjorth Johannesen, Palle Bekker Jeppesen   +6 more
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Intestinal failure: a review [version 1; referees: 2 approved] [PDF]

F1000Research, 2018
Intestinal failure (IF) is the inability of the gut to absorb necessary water, macronutrients (carbohydrate, protein, and fat), micronutrients, and electrolytes sufficient to sustain life and requiring intravenous supplementation or replacement. Acute IF
Philip Allan, Simon Lal
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Economic impact of intestinal failure from a patient perspective – A pilot study [PDF]

Intestinal Failure
Background: Intestinal Failure (IF) is a complex and life-long illness, requiring home parenteral and/or enteral nutrition, multiple medications, dietary changes and input from multiple healthcare specialists.
Maddison Breen, Quiney Lin, Liz Beyer, Michelle Cunich, Sharon Carey   +4 more
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Surveillance practices of pediatric intestinal failure patients by North American intestinal rehabilitation programs [PDF]

Intestinal Failure
Introduction: Advancements in the survival of pediatric intestinal failure (IF) has resulted in a larger population of children requiring long-term parenteral nutrition (PN).
Christina Belza, Glenda Courtney-Martin, Yaron Avitzur, Paul W. Wales   +3 more
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Quality of life in pediatric intestinal failure: A scoping review [PDF]

Intestinal Failure
Background: Interest in quality of life (QoL) of children with intestinal failure (IF) has increased in recent years, driven by improved survival rates. Conceptualization and measurement of QoL remains understudied. As such, we conducted a scoping review
Fatima Wasif, Dylan Johnson, Anna Gold
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Cocoon Syndrome as a Cause of Intestinal Failure and Indication for Combined Liver–Intestine–Kidney Transplantation [PDF]

Intestinal Failure
Background: Cocoon Syndrome, or sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis, is a rare but severe complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis. It can lead to progressive fibrotic encapsulation of the intestines, causing intestinal obstruction due to a fibrous
MV Gentilini, M. Doeyo, Santillán Marco, P LC Illidge, F. Pattin, A. Fraile, D. Ramisch, M. Rumbo, H. Solar, GE Gondolesi   +9 more
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Optimizing individual benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation including a multifaceted dietary intervention – A single-arm feasibility study

Clinical Nutrition Open Science, 2023
Summary: Introduction: Few studies have examined the effectiveness of nutrition interventions in municipal COPD rehabilitation programs. The objectives of this study were to examine the feasibility of implementation in practice (primary) and the ...
A.M. Beck, L. Geisler, S.L. Mikkelsen, H.H. Rasmussen, B.G. Jørgensen, C. Bach-Dal, M. Holst   +6 more
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Accuracy of citrulline, I-FABP and d-lactate in the diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia

Scientific Reports, 2021
Early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) remains a clinical challenge, and no biomarker has been consistently validated. We aimed to assess the accuracy of three promising circulating biomarkers for diagnosing AMI—citrulline, intestinal fatty ...
Alexandre Nuzzo, Kevin Guedj, Sonja Curac, Claude Hercend, Claude Bendavid, Nathalie Gault, Alexy Tran-Dinh, Maxime Ronot, Antonino Nicoletti, Yoram Bouhnik, Yves Castier, Olivier Corcos, Katell Peoc’h, The SURVI (Structure d’URgences Vasculaires Intestinales) Research Group (French Intestinal Stroke Center)   +13 more
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End of life ethical decision making. Susan's story

Clinical Nutrition Open Science, 2023
Summary: This paper describes the story of a patient at her end of life because of recurrent peritoneal carcinomatosis and malignant bowel obstruction with the aim of discussing the most significant controversies and challenges that presented for her ...
Humberto Arenas, Claudia Maria Takahashi
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Lessons learned from a randomized controlled trial on a home delivered meal service in advanced cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a pilot study

BMC Nutrition, 2021
Background Performing a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in the field of nutrition is challenging and success highly depends on understanding the factors that influence recruitment and dropout of participants.
Vera IJmker-Hemink, Nora Lize, Sandra Beijer, Natasja Raijmakers, Geert Wanten, Manon van den Berg   +5 more
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