Significance of a Preserved Colon for Parenteral Energy Requirements in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 33 (11) , 1175-1179
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00365529850172539
Abstract
Background: Colonic digestion has been reported to salvage up to 3-4 MJ/day in short-bowel patients (~50% of the daily requirements). MethodsKeywords
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