ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in adult patients.

ESPEN guidelines on chronic intestinal failure in adults.

BACKGROUND & AIMS Chronic Intestinal Failure (CIF) is the long-lasting reduction of gut function, below the minimum necessary for the absorption of macronutrients and/or water and electrolytes, such that intravenous supplementation is required to maintain health and/or growth. CIF is the rarest organ failure. Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is the primary treatment for CIF. No guidelines (GLs) ...

The clinical and psychometric validation of a questionnaire to assess the quality of life of adult patients treated with long-term parenteral nutrition.

BACKGROUND Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is an established treatment for the management of patients with chronic intestinal failure. No quality-of-life assessment tools have been developed and validated specifically for this patient population, and previous studies have used generic instruments or techniques not validated in HPN. The assessment of quality of life (QOL) should produce clinical...

Nutritional Support outside the Hospital: Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) in Adult Patients Topic 19 Module 19.1 Indications and Epidemiology

Dental health in children on Home Parenteral Nutrition.

AIM To determine oral and dental problems in children who are receiving long term intravenous nutrition at home. MATERIALS AND METHODS DESIGN Children who had been at home on parenteral nutrition (PN) for a period of at least 3 months were recruited from the intestinal failure clinic database of a large tertiary nutrition centre. The parents were contacted by email, face to face or telepho...

Nutritional Support outside the Hospital: Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN) in Adult Patients Topic 19 Module 19.2 Training and Monitoring

1. Training for HPN 1.