For this important and unique issue of Gastroenterology Clinics,
Consulting Editor Dr. Alan Buchman decided to serve as co-Guest
Editor with Dr. David Hackam to provide a "bench to bedside" look
at intestinal failure. Authors have contributed reviews on the
status of the science behind artificial organs while emphasizing
how to clinically prepare for intestinal failure. Articles are
devoted to the following topics: Initial Evaluation and Care of the
Patient with New Onset Intestinal Failure; Getting the Patient
Ready for Home Parenteral Nutrition; Pediatric Intestinal Failure:
Etiology and Management; Predictors of Intestinal Adaptation in
Children; Management of the Patient with Chronic Intestinal
Pseudo-obstruction and Intestinal Failure; Intestinal Growth and
Adaptation Following Resection in Intestinal Failure; Fluid and
Electrolyte Management and Prevention of Dehydration in Intestinal
Failure; The Oley Foundation and Consumer Support Groups; Weaning
from Parenteral Nutrition; Hepatobiliary Complications of
Intestinal Failure; Non-Transplant Surgery in Intestinal Failure;
Indications for Intestinal Transplantation in Intestinal Failure;
Intestinal Regeneration and the Artificial Gut; Bench to Bedside
Approaches for Engineered Intestine, Esophagus and Colon; and Fetal
and Amniotic Stem Cells in Gut Engineering. Readers will come away
with a true state-of-the-art look at how to manage intestinal
failure.
General
Imprint: |
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Clinics: Internal Medicine |
Release date: |
October 2019 |
First published: |
2020 |
Editors: |
Alan L. Buchman
|
Format: |
Hardcover
|
ISBN-13: |
978-0-323-69539-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
General issues >
General
|
LSN: |
0-323-69539-6 |
Barcode: |
9780323695398 |
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