Chapters on the different aspects of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in various countries as USA, Australia, New Zealand and European Union are presented, including discussions on the indications for HPN with regard to underlying disease (mainly intestinal failure due to short bowel syndrome, radiation enteropathy, AIDS and cancer), nutritional requirements, HPN complications and epidemiological data (survival and mortality rates). Discussions on practical issues related to HPN, i.e. requirements, organization, funding, teaching, monitoring, etc. are also presented, as well as discussions on the contribution of pharmacists, dietitians, nurses and physicians. A specific section of the book is devoted to the use of HPN in paediatrics, i.e. infants or adolescents. The ethical and legal issues surrounding HPN are also presented in one chapter.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of Parenteral Nutrition / Marinos Elia -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in Europe / André Van Gossum -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in the USA / Lyn Howard -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in Canada / Khursheed N. Jeejeebhoy, Johane Allard and Leah Gramlich -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in Australia and New Zealand / Patrick A. Ball -- Short Bowel Syndrome / Bernard Messing, Francisca Joly and Palle B. Jeppesen -- Gastrointestinal Fistulae / Jon Shaffer -- Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction / Francisca Joly, Aurelien Amiot and Bernard Messing -- Radiation Enteropathy / Federico Bozzetti -- Cancer / Federico Bozzetti -- Mucosal Damage and Immunodeficiency / Francisca Joly and Bernard Messing -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in the Elderly / Xavier Hébuterne -- HPN-related Liver Disease / Bernard Messing and Francisca Joly -- Metabolic Bone Disease in Long-term HPN in Adults / Loris Pironi -- Metabolic and Other Rare Complications of HPN / Stephen Y. Chang and Alan L. Buchman -- Catheter-related Complications / Michael Staun and Lone Tjellesen -- Disease-related Complications / Palle B. Jeppesen -- Adult Nutritional Requirements / Janet P. Baxter -- Carbohydrates / Luc Tappy -- Lipids / Jean-Marie Reimund -- Amino Acids, Protein and the Gut / Peter B. Soeters and Marcel C.G. van de Poll -- Micronutrients / Alan Shenkin -- Venous Access Care / Suzanne Wood -- Teaching Patients Home Parenteral Nutrition / Karen Judson, Joy Field and Anne Wengler -- Preparation and Provision of HPN Solutions / Pilar Gomis -- Administration of Home Parenteral Nutrition / Asuncion Ballarin, Paul Thul and André Van Gossum -- Monitoring Patients on Home Parenteral Nutrition / Anne Wengler, Paul Thul and Michael Staun -- Dietetics in Home Parenteral Nutrition / Melanie Baker and Kirstine Farrer -- Home Parenteral Nutrition in Children / Malgorzata Lyszkowska, Jose M. Moreno Villares and Virginie Colomb -- Quality of Life for Patients on Home Parenteral Nutrition / Ann Micklewright, Janet P. Baxter and Carolyn Wheatley -- Ethical and Legal Aspects of Home Parenteral Nutrition / Federico Bozzetti and Simon Allison -- Legislation on Home Parenteral Nutrition / Jose M. Moreno Villares and Miguel León-Sanz -- Surgical Alternatives in Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome / Yves Panis, Arnaud Alves, Francisca Joly and Bernard Messing -- The Use of Growth Factors in Short Bowel Syndrome / Palle B. Jeppesen -- Intestinal Transplantation / Antonio D. Pinna, Loris Pironi and Andreas G. Tzakis -- Home Parenteral Nutrition : Perspectives / André Van Gossum.

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