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The Nutritional Aspects of Intestinal Failure Therapy

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Perhaps in no other pathophysiological state in infancy are the tenets of nutritional management more thought provoking as they are in intestinal failure therapy. Intestinal failure is the critical reduction of functional gut mass below the minimal amount necessary for adequate digestion and absorption to satisfy body nutrient and fluid requirements in adults or growth in children [1]. This definition implies an absolute requirement for parenteral nutrition in order to sustain viability. The unique aspects of management in this population of patients is derived from the variability of individual physiologic states, the chronicity in which parenteral nutrition must be administered, the therapeutic implications of enteral nutrients, and the complications directly linked to nutritional therapy. The goal of this chapter is to outline the nutritional aspects of intestinal failure management highlighting the specific aspects that make it such a challenging condition.

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Rudolph, J.A. (2013). The Nutritional Aspects of Intestinal Failure Therapy. In: Watson, R., Grimble, G., Preedy, V., Zibadi, S. (eds) Nutrition in Infancy. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-254-4_12

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