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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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Wet beriberi in intestinal failure due to change from intravenous to enteral supplementation – Time to focus on water-soluble vitamins [PDF]

Intestinal Failure
Background: Thiamine deficiency is a rare but life-threatening complication for which children on long term parenteral nutrition (PN) are at higher risk.
Benjamin Loel, Julia Fox, Katie Zajac, Looi Ee, Jonathan Hind   +4 more
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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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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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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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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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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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Multivisceral Transplantation for Diffuse Portomesenteric Thrombosis: Lessons Learned for Surgical Optimization

Frontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: Multivisceral transplantation entails the en-bloc transplantation of stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver and bowel following resection of the native organs.
Emilio Canovai, Emilio Canovai, Emilio Canovai, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Laurens J. Ceulemans, Nicholas Gilbo, Nicholas Gilbo, Nicholas Gilbo, Nicolas M. Duchateau, Nicolas M. Duchateau, Nicolas M. Duchateau, Gert De Hertogh, Gert De Hertogh, Martin Hiele, Martin Hiele, Ina Jochmans, Ina Jochmans, Ina Jochmans, Tim Vanuytsel, Tim Vanuytsel, Geert Maleux, Geert Maleux, Marleen Verhaegen, Marleen Verhaegen, Diethard Monbaliu, Diethard Monbaliu, Diethard Monbaliu, Jacques Pirenne, Jacques Pirenne, Jacques Pirenne   +30 more
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Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction for rapid broad‐spectrum detection of bloodstream infections

Microbial Biotechnology, 2020
Summary The droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) is a novel molecular technique that allows rapid quantification of rare target DNA sequences.
Yannick Wouters, Daisy Dalloyaux, Anke Christenhusz, Hennie M. J. Roelofs, Heiman F. Wertheim, Chantal P. Bleeker‐Rovers, René H. teMorsche, Geert J. A. Wanten   +7 more
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