Surgical patients often present with conditions that have eitherimpaired ability to maintain their nutrition before operation or have made it impossible for them to obtain optimalnourishment by conventional means after surgical intervention. As rationing of the health care services became anincreasing reality, the pressure to justify intervention such ...
TAHIR IQBAL MIRZA +3 more
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Total parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis and risk factors in preterm infants
Background/Aim: Development of hepatic dysfunction is a well-recognized complication of total parenteral nutrition in preterm infants. Previous studies reported the incidence of total parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis and described possible ...
Turki M Alkharfy +4 more
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SCAMP:standardised, concentrated, additional macronutrients, parenteral nutrition in very preterm infants: a phase IV randomised, controlled exploratory study of macronutrient intake, growth and other aspects of neonatal care [PDF]
Background Infants born
A Dinerstein +66 more
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An evaluation of enteral nutrition practices and nutritional provision in children during the entire length of stay in critical care [PDF]
<b>Background</b> Provision of optimal nutrition in children in critical care is often challenging. This study evaluated exclusive enteral nutrition (EN) provision practices and explored predictors of energy intake and delay of EN ...
A Slater +32 more
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Home parenteral nutrition with an omega-3-fatty-acid-enriched MCT/LCT lipid emulsion in patients with chronic intestinal failure (the HOME study):study protocol for a randomized, controlled, multicenter, international clinical trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a life-preserving therapy for patients with chronic intestinal failure (CIF) indicated for patients who cannot achieve their nutritional requirements by enteral intake.
A Van Gossum +42 more
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Abstract Neonatal acute liver failure (ALF) carries a high mortality rate; however, little data exist on its peritransplant hospital course. This project aimed to identify factors associated with outcomes in neonates with ALF using large multicenter databases.
Swati Antala +6 more
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Total Parenteral Nutrition in Patients with Kidney Disease
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) may lead to concerning kidney outcomes with long-term administration. This can be delayed and improved by daily monitoring of the serum concentrations of clinical markers that correlate with kidney function but only in ...
Edward Portz +8 more
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Glycemic Variation in Tumor Patients with Total Parenteral Nutrition
Background: Hyperglycemia is associated with poor clinical outcomes and mortality in several patients. However, studies evaluating hyperglycemia variation in tumor patients receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN) are scarce.
Jin-Cheng Yang +5 more
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Influence of different fat emulsions with 10 or 20% MCT/LCT or LCT on lipoproteins in plasma of patients after abdominal surgery [PDF]
In patients after elective abdominal surgery, different fat emulsions were used to compare their efficacy in total parenteral nutrition and in normalizing plasma lipoprotein levels.
Hailer, Susanne +2 more
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Low zinc status and absorption exist in infants with jejunostomies or ileostomies which persists after intestinal repair. [PDF]
There is very little data regarding trace mineral nutrition in infants with small intestinal ostomies. Here we evaluated 14 infants with jejunal or ileal ostomies to measure their zinc absorption and retention and biochemical zinc and copper status. Zinc
Abrams, Steven A +5 more
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