title: Intestinal transplantation in children: a new challenge for nursing.
abstract: Small bowel transplantation is a recent innovation and thus a relatively new area of nursing practice. There is a lack of literature on the nursing care of children whose only hope of long-term survival is small bowel transplantation. The aim of this article is to raise awareness about intestinal transplantation in children using a case study to highlight the main nursing implications including: multidisciplinary team working, monitoring fluid balance, caring for immunosuppressed patients, monitoring for acute rejection and discharge preparation of the child and family.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abell
authors.forename: Beverley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Press
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hartt
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gupte
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D018579:Patient Selection; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents