21 years of parenteral nutrition in Northern Ireland: a review of intestinal-failure associated liver disease
Intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD) is an indication for multi-visceral transplantation (MVT). Disturbance of liver function is common, and often multi-factorial, in the complex patients who require long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Little is known about how best to monitor for liver disease in these patients, or who will progress to end stage liver disease.
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: L. Stratton, E. Murray, G. Rafferty, G.B. Turner Source Type: research
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