The diagnosis and nutritional management of chronic intestinal failure / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

Chronic intestinal failure represents a long-lasting condition of intestinal dysfunction that contributes to inadequate absorption of macronutrients and/or water and electrolytes. It is heterogeneous in clinical manifestation, intervention and prognosis, and usually requires multi-disciplinary management. This review elucidates the state-of-the-art consensus on diagnosis and definition in chronic intestinal failure and exemplifies relevant nutritional management principles with interventions in short bowel syndrome, in hopes of improving the identification and management of chronic intestinal failure in domestic practice.