Management of patients with a short bowel

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2001; 7(6): 741-751
Published online Dec 15, 2001. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v7.i6.741

Table 2 Guide to bowel length and long-term fluid/nutritional support needed by patients with a short bowel [5,37,[38],[74]

Jejunal length (cm)	Jejunum-colon	Jejunostomy
0-50	PN	PN+PS
51-100	ON	PN+PS^*
101-150	None	ON+OGS
151-200	None	OGS

^*:at 85-100 cm may need PS only; PN: Parenteral nutrition; PS: Parenteral saline (+/-magnesium); ON: Oral (or enteral) nutritinon; OGS: Oral (or enteral) glucose/saline solution

Citation: Nightingale JMD. Management of patients with a short bowel. World J Gastroenterol 2001; 7(6): 741-751
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v7.i6.741