Clinical management of intestinal failure [electronic resource] / edited by Christopher P. Duggan, Tom Jaksic, Kathleen Gura.

Contributor(s): Duggan, Christopher, MD | Gura, Kathleen M | Jaksic, Tom | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton, Fla. : Taylor & Francis, 2012Description: xix, 508 p. : illISBN: 9781439813911 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Malabsorption syndromes | Pediatric gastroenterologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: RC862.M3 | C65 2012Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
pt. 1. Intestinal failure -- pt. 2. Medical and surgical management -- pt. 3. Prevention and treatment of complications of intestinal failure -- pt. 4. Nursing management -- pt. 5. Emerging diagnostic and therapeutic methods -- pt. 6. Long-term care.
Summary: "This reference provides a current, multidisciplinary approach to the care of patients with intestinal failure. It includes intensive discussion on medical and nutritional issues especially relative to children with intestinal failure. It presents information on transplantation, but emphasizes rehabilitation. Topics cover etilogy/epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical assessment of intestinal failure in adults and pediatrics; medical and surgical management; prevention and treatment of complications of intestinal failure; nursing management; emerging diagnostic and therapeutic methods; and long term care. It is written by experts in nutrition, gastroenterology and pediatrics, pharmacy, as well as gastrointestinal surgery"-- Provided by publisher.
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pt. 1. Intestinal failure -- pt. 2. Medical and surgical management -- pt. 3. Prevention and treatment of complications of intestinal failure -- pt. 4. Nursing management -- pt. 5. Emerging diagnostic and therapeutic methods -- pt. 6. Long-term care.

"This reference provides a current, multidisciplinary approach to the care of patients with intestinal failure. It includes intensive discussion on medical and nutritional issues especially relative to children with intestinal failure. It presents information on transplantation, but emphasizes rehabilitation. Topics cover etilogy/epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical assessment of intestinal failure in adults and pediatrics; medical and surgical management; prevention and treatment of complications of intestinal failure; nursing management; emerging diagnostic and therapeutic methods; and long term care. It is written by experts in nutrition, gastroenterology and pediatrics, pharmacy, as well as gastrointestinal surgery"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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