Pediatric Intestinal Failure: The Key Outcomes for the First 100 Patients Treated in a National Tertiary Referral Center During 1984-2017.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite reassuring rates of survival and weaning off PN, long-term PN failed in 14% of patients solely because of catheter complications in the recent era. Achievement of enteral autonomy in those with the shortest remaining small bowel and functional cause of IF remains challenging. PMID: 29701871 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: JPEN Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition - April 27, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Merras-Salmio L, Mutanen A, Ylinen E, Rintala R, Koivusalo A, Pakarinen MP Tags: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr Source Type: research