Spectrum and epidemiology of intestinal failure.
Although there is common agreement about the corecases in which there is no alternative to HPN, cultural and economic differences lead to major variations in the types of disease treated, the ages of patients treated, the duration of and prevalence of treatment. It is unlikely that there will be agreement between countries on the extent to which artificial nutritional support will be used.
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Nutrition Unit Hope Hospital, Salford M6 SHD, UK.