title: Impact of multidisciplinary teams for management of intestinal failure in children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the recent literature related to the impact of an intestinal rehabilitation program (IRP) on the management of intestinal failure in children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  As publication of a systematic review of pediatric IRPs in 2013, there have been four publications further describing the impact of IRPs in children with intestinal failure. The results continue to support an improvement in survival and enteral autonomy, and a decrease in complications related to liver dysfunction, central venous catheters, and transplantation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pediatric IRPs offer significant advantage to outcomes of children with intestinal failure. The literature is difficult to interpret because of methodological limitations. IRP collaboration is necessary to further advance the field.
authors.affiliation: aGroup for Improvement of Intestinal Function and Treatment (GIFT) bDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Belza
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Wales
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012778:Short Bowel Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome