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: Source Type: research