Child Self-Reported Quality of Life in Pediatric Intestinal Failure

Pediatric intestinal failure (IF) is defined as a reduction of functional gut mass below the minimum required for nutrient and fluid absorption to allow proper growth in children. Once considered a fatal condition, pediatric IF now demonstrates long-term survival rates of 90% and higher when treated in dedicated, multidisciplinary intestinal rehabilitation programs [1,2]. Clinical advances such as safe parenteral nutrition (PN) regimens, bowel lengthening procedures, management of bacterial overgrowth and sepsis, and intestinal and multivisceral transplantation have contributed to the improved survival of children with IF [3,4].
Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research