Management of pediatric intestinal failure has evolved in recent decades, with improved
survival since the advent of specialized multidisciplinary intestinal failure centers. Though …

Background: Intestinal failure is a chronic condition related to loss of bowel length and/or
function, resulting in dependence on central venous catheters for fluids and nutrition …

Pediatric intestinal failure (PIF) is a relatively rare disease entity that requires focused
interdisciplinary care and specialized nutrition management. There has long been a lack of …

Intestinal failure requires the placement and maintenance of a long-term central venous
catheter for the provision of fluids and/or nutrients. Complications associated with this …

Central venous catheters are often necessary in the pediatric population. Access may be
challenging, and each vessel presents its own unique set of risks and complications. Central …

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disease with potentially life-threatening
consequences. In addition to intestinal failure-associated liver disease, infections and other …

Abstract In 1968, Wilmore and Dudrick reported an infant sustained by parenteral nutrition
(PN) providing a potential for survival for children with significant intestinal resections …

Children with chronic illness often require prolonged or repeated venous access. They
remain at high risk for venous catheter–related complications (high‐risk patients), which …

The term,'intestinal failure', signifies the inability of the body to meet the digestive, absorptive
and nutritive needs of the body. As such, these individuals require parenteral nutrition (PN) …

Objectives: Ethanol lock therapy (ELT) is effective in reducing rates of catheter-related-
bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in the pediatric intestinal failure (IF) population; however …