Journal
CLINICAL NUTRITION
Volume 40, Issue 9, Pages 5196-5220Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.07.002
Keywords
Guideline; Intestinal failure; Home parenteral nutrition; Intestinal transplantation; Short bowel syndrome; Intestinal pseudo-obstruction
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- ESPEN
- UEG
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This practical guideline, based on the ESPEN Guidelines, offers simplified recommendations for the management and treatment of patients with chronic intestinal failure, providing guidance and support to healthcare professionals.
Background: This practical guideline is based on the ESPEN Guidelines on Chronic Intestinal Failure in Adults. Methodology: ESPEN guidelines have been shortened and transformed into flow charts for easier use in clinical practice. The practical guideline is dedicated to all professionals including physicians, dieticians, nutritionists, and nurses working with patients with chronic intestinal failure. Results: This practical guideline consists of 112 recommendations with short commentaries for the management and treatment of benign chronic intestinal failure, including home parenteral nutrition and its complications, intestinal rehabilitation, and intestinal transplantation. Conclusion: This practical guideline gives guidance to health care providers involved in the management of patients with chronic intestinal failure. (c) 2021 European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier. All rights reserved.
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