J Bering, JK DiBaise - Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) occurs when a patient loses bowel length or function significantly enough to cause malabsorption, oftentimes requiring lifelong parenteral …
Intestinal failure (IF) is a rare disease that requires ongoing intravenous supplementation to sustain growth and health. Advancements in parenteral nutrition (PN) and central venous …
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 …
A Bond, K Hall, M Taylor, A Duxbury… - Journal of Parenteral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Central venous catheter (CVC) complications are frequently reported in patients receiving home parenteral support (HPS). Compromised CVC integrity or breakage is one …
Z Zaidi, H Littlechild, S Hill… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Children requiring a central venous catheter (CVC) for long-term parenteral nutrition (PN) are at risk of CVC breakage. Modern intestinal failure (IF) management aims to …
G Sławiński, P Zieleniewicz, A Faran… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A 25-year-old female with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), who had a Hickman catheter implanted for continuous intravenous epoprostenol infusion, was admitted …
V Santhana, MB Davis, R Rahhal - Journal of Parenteral and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Patients with intestinal failure (IF) require long‐term parenteral nutrition through central venous catheters (CVCs). When damaged, catheter replacement or repair is …
AM Taroc, E Sullivan - Journal of the Association for …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Highlights Nurse-led research is investigating infection in repaired central venous catheters. Eight out of 9 retrospective studies found no increased risk of infection with a repair. Broken …
AM Taroc, E Sullivan - British Journal of Nursing, 2023 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background: Silicone central venous catheters (CVCs) that weaken or rupture are reparable using a commercial repair kit. A literature review exploring bloodstream infections in …