Economic aspects of paediatric home parenteral nutrition.
Children account for 15-20% of home parenteral nutrition programmes. Underlying irreversible intestinal diseases lead to potential indications for intestinal transplantation. Therefore, new controversial issues are timing for referring children for transplantation, and comparison between home parenteral nutrition and transplantation in terms of costs and quality of life.
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Fédération de Pédiatrie, Unité de Gastroentérologie et Nutrition, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy*; D007422:Intestines / Q000637:transplantation*; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home / Q000191:economics*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000191:economics / Q000628:therapy; D014180:Transplantation / Q000191:economics