Open AccessShort Bowel Syndrome: clinical management
Author(s) -
Loris Pironi,
M. Guidetti,
E Lanzoni,
C. Pazzeschi,
Catia Corsini
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical management issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2283-3137
pISSN - 1973-4832
DOI - 10.7175/cmi.v2i4.562
Subject(s) - medicine , short bowel syndrome , multidisciplinary approach , intestinal failure , intensive care medicine , multidisciplinary team , parenteral nutrition , nursing , social science , sociology
The management of a case of intestinal failure due to Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) is described. Patients’ care needs an expert multidisciplinary approach. Published data have demonstrated that the lack of a specialist staff is a risk factor for patients’ death. The creation of networks linking non-specialist doctors with dedicated centers is recommended
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