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- Title
Pediatric Chronic Intestinal Failure: Something Moving?
- Authors
Demirok, Aysenur; Nagelkerke, Sjoerd C. J.; Benninga, Marc A.; Jonkers-Schuitema, Cora F.; van Zundert, Suzanne M. C.; Werner, Xavier W.; Sovran, Bruno; Tabbers, Merit M.
- Abstract
Pediatric chronic intestinal failure (PIF) is a rare and heterogeneous condition characterized by the inability of the patient's intestine to adequately absorb the required fluids and/or nutrients for growth and homeostasis. As a result, patients will become dependent on home parenteral nutrition (HPN). A MEDLINE search was performed in May 2024 with keywords "intestinal failure", "parenteral nutrition" and "pediatric". Different underlying conditions which may result in PIF include short bowel syndrome, intestinal neuromuscular motility disorders and congenital enteropathies. Most common complications associated with HPN are catheter-related bloodstream infections, catheter-related thrombosis, intestinal failure-associated liver disease, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, metabolic bone disease and renal impairment. Treatment for children with PIF has markedly improved with a great reduction in morbidity and mortality. Centralization of care in specialist centers and international collaboration between centers is paramount to further improve care for this vulnerable patient group. A recently promising medical therapy has become available for children with short bowel syndrome which includes glucagon-like peptide 2, a naturally occurring hormone which is known to delay gastric emptying and induce epithelial proliferation. Despite advances in curative and supportive treatment, further research is necessary to improve nutritional, pharmacological and surgical care and prevention of complications associated with parenteral nutrition use.
- Subjects
OSTEOPENIA; HOMEOSTASIS; PARENTERAL feeding; GASTROINTESTINAL motility; RARE diseases; BLOODBORNE infections; CATHETER-related infections; CATHETER-related thrombosis; INTESTINAL diseases; CHRONIC diseases; PEDIATRICS; SHORT bowel syndrome; LIVER diseases; GLUCAGON-like peptides; CHILD development; KIDNEY diseases; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
Nutrients, 2024, Vol 16, Issue 17, p2966
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu16172966