Open AccessCanadian Home Total Parenteral Nutrition Registry: Preliminary Data on the Patient Population
Author(s) -
Maitreyi Raman,
Leah Gramlich,
Scott Whittaker,
Johane P. Allard
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2007/217897
Subject(s) - parenteral nutrition , medicine , population , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , environmental health
Long-term administration of home total parenteral nutrition (HTPN) has permitted patients with chronic intestinal failure to survive for prolonged periods of time. However, HTPN is associated with numerous complications, all of which increase morbidity and mortality. In Canada, a comprehensive review of the HTPN population has never been performed.
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