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Nutrition and the gastrointestinal tract [PDF]

, 2015
In this year’s issue, we again have a high-calibre collection of topical reviews. Gracie and Ford commence with an assessment of the role of symbiotics (i.e. probiotics and prebiotics given together) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
Correia, M. Isabel T.D., Forbes, Alastair   +1 more
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Lipid Interference Flagging and Haemoglobin Correction in Lipemic Samples With a Hematology Analyzer

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, EarlyView.
A flagging method was developed based on the changes of routine blood parameters and blood cell scattergram. It highlights the clinical value of the “Lipid Particles?” flag in effectively identifying lipid interference. This study supports the use of HGB‐O measured by ERP channel as a robust tool for improving diagnostic accuracy in lipid interference ...
Yinhua Fan, Yimin Shen, Dongmei Liu, Yong Wang, Jun Cao, Bo Zhao, Yushuai Ma, Zijie Chen, Shuaishuai Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Total parenteral nutrition-induced Wernicke’s encephalopathy after oncologic gastrointestinal surgery

Open Medicine, 2020
Carl Wernicke described the disease bearing his name in 1881 and reported three cases characterized by the presence of mental confusion, ataxia, and ophthalmoplegia.
Fedeli Piergiorgio, Justin Davies Richard, Cirocchi Roberto, Popivanov Georgi, Bruzzone Paolo, Giustozzi Michela   +5 more
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Low‐value glucose monitoring in noncritically ill hospitalized patients

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Inpatient routine point‐of‐care glucose (POC‐G) monitoring is common given association of persistent hyperglycemia with increase in morbidity and mortality. However, some patients receive frequent fingerstick testing without needing insulin to reach glycemic targets.
Niloofar Latifi, Nestoras Mathioudakis, Mohammed S. Abusamaan, Megan M. Tschudy, Jianqiao Ma, Sarah Olson, Terra M. M. Jouaneh, Angie Yang, Daniel J. Brotman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case report of a challenging diagnosis of biliary atresia in a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition

BMC Pediatrics, 2019
Background Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and biliary atresia (BA) are common causes of cholestasis in infancy. The diagnosis of BA is time sensitive due to an inverse correlation between age at intervention (hepatic portoenterostomy - HPE) and ...
Atu Agawu, Andrew Wehrman, Jennifer Pogoriler, Natalie A. Terry, Henry C. Lin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renal function impairment in children with intestinal failure receiving parenteral nutrition: A descriptive cohort study

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, Heitor Pons Leite, Eduardo F. Hatanaka, Mariana Janiques Barcia Magalhães Fonseca, Marta Liliane de Almeida Maia, Giovana S. G. Sabio, Maria Fernanda C. de Camargo, Paulo C. Koch Nogueira   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Manganese Neurotoxicity as a Complication of Chronic Total Parenteral Nutrition

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2020
Manganese accumulation in the central nervous system creates clinical symptoms of cognitive dysfunction, behavioral changes, and movement disorders resembling Parkinson’s disease.
Alisha Khan, Jonathan Hingre, Amit S. Dhamoon   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor NG-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester Diminishes the Immunomodulatory Effects of Parental Arginine in Rats with Subacute Peritonitis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The combined treatment of parenteral arginine and the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) have been shown to improve liver function and systemic inflammation in subacute peritonitic rats.
Hui-Chen Lo, Ching-Yi Hung, Fu-Huan Huang, Tzu-Cheng Su, Chien-Hsing Lee   +4 more
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Performance of different nutrition risk screening tools in predicting malnutrition in critically ill children on mechanical ventilation: A comparison study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Background This study aimed to characterize the distribution of nutrition status and nutrition risk stratification in critically ill children undergoing mechanical ventilation and to evaluate the association of nutrition risk with their clinical outcomes.
Ning Li, Jing Chen, Xiuxiu Lu, Wei Li, Dong Qu, Shuang Liu, Lin Wang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early outcomes of gastrostomy feeding in paediatric allogenic bone marrow transplantation: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Nutrition support is an essential component of care for a child undergoing bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Enteral nutrition (EN) is becoming increasingly recognised as having advantages over parenteral nutrition (PN) and recommended as ...
Andersen, Arends, August, Azarnoush, Barron, Baumgartner, Bicakli, Cohen, Cole, Department of Health, Fuji, Fuji, Gonzales, Hastings, Haupt, Heimfeld, Hopman, Iestra, Kaur, Kim, Kudsk, Langdana, Lemal, Lipkin, Montgomery, Moore, Murray, Papadopoulou, Papadopoulou, Pedersen, Przepiorka, Sureda, Thompson, Walrath, White, Yilmaz   +35 more
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