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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2020 Home parenteral nutrition is a therapeutic option for chronic intestinal failure. A tunnelled central venous catheter is commonly used for self-application of nutrition and hydration over a long period of time; that is, months or years.
Laura Gombošová +4 more
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Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Nutrients, 2022 While the history of nutrition support dates to the ancient world, modern home parenteral and enteral nutrition (HPEN) has been available since the 1960s. Home enteral nutrition is primarily for patients in whom there is a reduction in oral intake below the amount needed to maintain nutrition or hydration (i.e., oral failure), whereas home parenteral ...
Jamie Bering, John K. DiBaise
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Pyridostigmine in pediatric Intestinal pseudo-obstruction. case report of a 2-year old girl and literature review [PDF]
, 2019 Pediatric chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare disorder characterized by a severe impairment of gastrointestinal motility leading to intestinal obstruction symptoms in the absence of mechanical causes.
Caló, Girolamo +8 more
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Nursing and healthcare‐associated pneumonia (NHCAP) is defined as pneumonia occurring in individuals with frequent healthcare contact, such as residents of care facilities or patients with impaired activities of daily living. The effectiveness of broad‐spectrum antibiotics in treating NHCAP remains unclear.
Jumpei Taniguchi +4 more
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Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Background Parenteral nutrition and concentrated electrolytes are associated with medication errors in pediatrics; however, a systems‐based understanding of these errors is lacking. We aimed to describe the errors, contributing factors, and proposed defenses related to these medications in pediatrics.
Justiina Tuomisto +2 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 BackgroundAppropriate nutritional support, including supplemental home parenteral nutrition (sHPN), may improve prognosis and quality of life (Qol) of malnourished cancer patients.
Wenqian Li +3 more
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Arnold, Dirk +4 more
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Parenteral nutrition at home/long-term parenteral nutrition
American Journal of Health-System PharmacyAbstract Purpose Some diseases require that patients receive parenteral nutrition (PN) over a prolonged time period. Long-term administration of PN can further complicate an already complex therapy, posing additional risk of potential complications.
Kumpf, Vanessa J +4 more
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Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.Abstract Background Children with intestinal failure are at risk for kidney dysfunction; however, the contributing factors are not well established. We aimed to describe risk factors associated with glomerular and tubular renal dysfunction in children with intestinal failure.
Amanda M. Braga da Mata +7 more
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Intractable hiccup leading to life-threatening malnutrition: case report
Frontiers in NutritionIntractable hiccups, lasting over a month, can severely impair quality of life and, in rare cases, significantly limit the ability to maintain adequate oral nutritional intake. We report a 63-year-old male with a 5-year history of intractable hiccups, 30
Kinga Miaśkiewicz +3 more
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