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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Infection Prevention and Management in Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome.

Laura Merras-Salmio, Mikko P Pakarinen

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
5.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  5. Post-endoscopic fever and infection in paediatric patients with intestinal failure.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2025
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  8. Parenteral nutrition results in peripheral ileal to hepatic circadian discordance in mice.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2024
    Article
  9. Fat malabsorption in short bowel syndrome: A review of pathophysiology and management.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Laura Merras-SalmioPediatric Gastroenterology Unit, Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Mikko P PakarinenFaculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Helsinki University Hospital · FIUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a rare disease with potentially life-threatening consequences. In addition to intestinal failure-associated liver disease, infections and other complications related to central venous catheters (CVCs) cause a significant burden to patients with SBS and may even necessitate an intestinal transplant eventually. The need for long-term central venous access and the intestinal dysfunction associated with SBS drive the need for intestinal failure-specific approach to prevent and treat infections in patients with SBS. In bacterial infections, the line can often be salvaged with proficient antibiotic therapy. Repeated catheter replacements are predisposed to recurrent infections and thrombotic complications, which may limit the long-term survival of patients with SBS. Protocol-based CVC access procedures and daily care including taurolidine and ethanol catheter locks have been shown to reduce infection rates substantially. Compromised intestinal function in SBS predisposes to small bowel bacterial overgrowth, mucosal injury, and increased permeability. These pathophysiological changes are concentrated in a subset of patients with excessive bowel dilatation and frequent bowel-derived infections. In such patients, reconstructive intestinal surgery may be indicated. Probiotics have not been effective in infection prevention in SBS and carry a significant risk of complications. While more studies focusing on the prevention of infections and their complications are needed, protocol-based approach and multidisciplinary teams in the care of patients with SBS have been shown to reduce complications and improve outcomes.

Indexed as

catheter sepsiscentral venous accessintestinal failureintestinal reconstructionparenteral nutritionshort bowel syndrome

Identifiers

PMID35844766
PMCPMC9279907
OpenAlexW4283766060

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