Limited Long Term Survival in Patients After In-hospital Intestinal Failure Requiring Total Parenteral Nutrition

The purpose of this study is to determine what the long term survival is after in hospital use of total parenteral nutrition due to intestinal failure.

Earlier studies only followed patients for a maximum of 6 months or included only very specific patients. We were interested in all patients in our hospital and followed them for up to 2 years.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutrition Disorders Hyperphagia Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms, Digestive

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Small Bowel Unit, VU University Medical Center

Amsterdam, Netherlands

About this study

Extensive description is not desired

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

all consecutive patients on TPN

Exclusion criteria

patients from the Pediatric and Haematological Departments

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

All cause mortality

Time frame: Up to 1427 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2010
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2013
First posted: Jul 15, 2014
Registry last updated: Jul 17, 2014

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