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Pharmaceutical Point of View on Parenteral Nutrition

open access: yesThe Scientific World Journal, 2013
Parenteral nutrition—a form of administering nutrients, electrolytes, trace elements, vitamins, and water—is a widely used mode of therapy applied in many diseases, in patients of different ages both at home and in hospital.
M. Stawny   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Intestinal Failure and Short Bowel Syndrome in Adults: Principles and Perspectives for the Portuguese Health System

open access: yesGE: Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
Background: Short bowel syndrome is a devastating malabsorptive condition and the most common cause of chronic intestinal failure (CIF). Patients need parenteral support for months or years.
Francisco Vara-Luiz   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal Function in Children on Long Term Home Parenteral Nutrition

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Objectives: To assess renal function in pediatric intestinal failure (IF) patients on long term home parenteral nutrition (HPN).Methods: Children who received HPN for a minimum of 3 years between 2007 and 2017 were identified from the IF clinic of a ...
Assylzhan Messova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peripherally inserted central catheters in non-hospitalized cancer patients: 5-year results of a prospective study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Few prospective follow-up studies evaluating the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) to deliver chemotherapy and/or home parenteral nutrition (HPN) have focused exclusively on oncology outpatients. The aim of this prospective study was
Antonella De Francesco   +6 more
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Empleo de Productos Listos para su Uso (Ready To Use: RTU) en Nutrición Parenteral Domiciliaria Use of Ready-To-Use (RTU) products in home-based parenteral nutrition

open access: yesNutrición Hospitalaria, 2006
OBJETIVO: El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido analizar las posibilidades reales de utilizar productos de nutriciónparenteral listos para su uso (Ready To Use: RTU) en pacientes adultos con Nutrición Parenteral Domiciliaria.
M. Planas   +7 more
doaj  

Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in patients with chronic venous catheters: a case report and literature review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Chronic indwelling catheters have been reported to be associated with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) via the activation of the classical complement pathway in association with bacterial infections such as coagulase negative ...
Nast, Cynthia C   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Post-Discharge Nutrition Care Instructions for Malnourished Adults [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Malnutrition remains an insidious yet common ailment among hospitalized adults, with prevalence estimates ranging from 4-45%. Multiple studies confirm the adverse effects of malnutrition, which include prolonged length of stay, readmissions, higher ...
Brooks, MPHc, Madeline   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical intestinal transplantation: New perspectives and immunologic considerations [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Background: Although tacrolimus-based immunosuppression has made intestinal transplantation feasible, the risk of the requisite chronic high- dose treatment has inhibited the widespread use of these procedures.
Abu-Elmagd, K   +14 more
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A participatory approach to redesign a tube connecting system for home parental nutrition

open access: yesCurrent Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2022
Patients receiving parenteral nutrition at home suffer from a lower quality of life as they receive continuous therapy for up to 16 hours a day. It is not possible to interrupt nutriton therapy for everyday activities, as any interruption poses a health ...
Volz Diana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small bowel and liver/small bowel transplantation in children. [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
A clinical trial of intestinal transplantation was initiated at the University of Pittsburgh in May 1990. Eleven children received either a combined liver/small bowel graft (n = 8) or an isolated small bowel graft (n = 3).
Nour, B   +4 more
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