Spectrum of intestinal failure in a specialised unit
Autor: | T. O'Hanrahan, Jonathan Shaffer, M.H. Irving, S. Finnegan, D J Leinhardt, N.A. Scott |
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Rok vydání: | 1991 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Gastrointestinal Diseases Fistula Disease Recurrence Intestinal failure Medicine Humans Child Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over business.industry Infant Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Prognosis Chronic intestinal failure Intestines Self Care Parenteral nutrition Evaluation Studies as Topic Child Preschool Chronic Disease Self care Female Parenteral Nutrition Total business Complication |
Zdroj: | Lancet (London, England). 337(8739) |
ISSN: | 0140-6736 |
Popis: | 300 consecutive admissions over 7 years to a purpose-built intestinal failure unit are reviewed. The commonest underlying condition was Crohn's disease (42%), and the commonest complication precipitating admission was intestinal fistula (42%). Total parenteral nutrition was used in 85% and surgery in 50%. A multidisciplinary approach to management gave a high success rate--90% of patients were discharged from hospital, although nearly 25% needed home parental nutrition. These results suggest that chronic intestinal failure should be managed in specialised units in the same manner as other types of organ failure. |
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