Ambulatory artificial nutrition: 15 years experiences at the Cologne University Surgical Clinic
Keller, H.W.; Thul, P.; Müller, J.M.; Gawenda, M.
Zentralblatt für Chirurgie 121(3): 243-249
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-409X PMID: 8867352 Document Number: 455328
Beetween 1979 and 1994 629 respectively 223 patients were treated by home enteral and parenteral nutrition. The duration of the treatment on average was 361 days in case of enteral and 346 days for home parenteral nutrition, in special cases however up to 15 years. In enteral nutrition there were no metabolic complications and only minor technical problems. Catheter related problems represented the most challenging complications in parenteral feeding. 12 out of 14 patients treated more than 1 year with home parenteral nutrition because of non-cancerous disease died from recurrent pulmonary embolism or catheter-related septicemia.