Many patients undergo small bowel and colon surgery for reasons related to malignancy,
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), mesenteric ischemia, and other benign conditions …

Introduction Advances in the management of intestinal failure have led to a reduction in the
number of intestinal transplants. The number of bowel transplants has been mainly stable …

Over the past few decades, the advancements in home parenteral nutrition (HPN)
management mean that patients receiving intravenous nutrition can live independently in …

Background Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) can improve the nutritional status of patients
with gastrointestinal dysfunction. However, some patients face a series of challenges during …

This meeting report presents a consensus on the biological aspects of lipid emulsions in
parenteral nutrition, emphasizing the unanimous support for the integration of lipid …

CVC selection for patients requiring PN depends on several factors. Carefully reviewing an
individual patient's clinical characteristics and discussing options is important. Given the …

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is a life-sustaining method to provide adequate nutrients to patients
unable to receive oral or enteral nutrition. PN typically contains a mixture of macro-and micro …

Intestinal failure is defined as the inability to absorb the minimum of macro and
micronutrients, minerals and vitamins due to a reduction in gut function. In a subpopulation …

Infusions of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) are often cycled at night coinciding with sleep
episodes. Adult consumers of HPN are known to experience poor sleep attributed to …

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has vital significance in chronic intestinal failure (CIF).
Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are an important source of mortality and …