title: Care of the patient critically ill with inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The nurse is instrumental in providing and coordinating the complex care of the patient critically ill with inflammatory bowel disease. Knowledge of the disease process and its complications provides the nurse a foundation for understanding the clinical course of the disease and for planning patient care. Management of alterations in nutritional status, wound healing, and fluid and electrolyte balance ensure an optimal recovery trajectory.
mesh_terms: D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000451:nursing*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000451:nursing; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010953:Plasma Volume; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance; D014945:Wound Healing