Intestinal failure

Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Foreword......Page 18
Introduction: definition and classification of intestinal failure......Page 20
Section 1: BACKGROUND......Page 22
1 Historical overview......Page 24
2 Normal intestinal anatomy and physiology......Page 36
Section 2: ACUTE INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 58
3 Surgical causes and management......Page 60
4 Care of intestinal stoma and enterocutaneous fistula......Page 72
5 Chemotherapy and haemopoietic stem cell transplantation......Page 86
6 Human immunodeficiency virus infection......Page 108
Section 3: CHRONIC INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 128
7 Intestinal failure in children......Page 130
8 Small bowel dysfunction......Page 144
9 Radiation enteritis......Page 162
10 Gastric surgery......Page 174
11 Surgery for obesity......Page 186
12 The short bowel......Page 198
Section 4: CONSEQUENCES OF INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 220
13 Undernutrition......Page 222
14 Gallstones......Page 234
15 Nephrocalcinosis and nephrolithiasis......Page 248
16 Intestinal adaptation......Page 264
Section 5: TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 282
17 Assessment of nutritional and fluid status......Page 284
18 Insertion and care of enteral feeding tubes......Page 302
19 Insertion and care of parenteral feeding catheters......Page 326
20 Designing parenteral and enteral regimens......Page 346
21 Formulation and administration of enteral feeds......Page 360
22 Formulation of parenteral feeds......Page 372
23 Nursing and psychological aspects of care......Page 384
24 Management of a high output jejunostomy......Page 396
25 Dietary treatment of patients with a short bowel......Page 414
Section 6: OUTCOME OF INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 426
26 Home enteral and parenteral nutrition for adults......Page 428
27 Home enteral and parenteral nutrition for children......Page 452
28 Quality of life assessment and cost effectiveness......Page 468
29 The patients perspective......Page 480
30 An intestinal failure unit......Page 490
Section 7: PROBLEMS OF TREATMENT......Page 496
31 Enteral nutrition......Page 498
32 Parenteral nutrition......Page 518
Section 8: SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL FAILURE......Page 534
33 Surgery for patients with a short bowel......Page 536
34 Small intestinal transplantation......Page 550
APPENDICES......Page 566
Appendix 1: Body mass index chart......Page 568
Appendix 2: Percentage weight loss chart......Page 569
Appendix 3: Mid-arm muscle circumference chart......Page 570
Appendix 4: Useful websites......Page 572
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