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Outcomes of home parenteral nutrition in 34 patients with intestinal failure from recurrent or progressive peritoneal malignancy of gastro-intestinal tract origin

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition volume 75, pages 856–858 (2021)Cite this article

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Objectives

To investigate the outcomes of 34 patients with intestinal failure secondary to advanced peritoneal malignancy on home parenteral nutrition (HPN).

Methods

A retrospective analysis of all known patients receiving HPN at any time between January 2012 and the 31st March 2020 registered in a high volume peritoneal malignancy surgical centre database.

Results

The median duration of HPN for all patients was 309.5 days (range 31–2198). Overall 11/34 went on to have multivisceral transplants. Of these 5/11 resumed normal oral intake off HPN, 3 died and 3 required ongoing HPN. Average time on HPN for patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendix origin was 338 days (71–2198) compared with 90 days (31–260) in the group with more aggressive tumours.

Conclusions

HPN is feasible and effective in selected patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei as either a bridge to transplant or definitive treatment. As expected, patients with more aggressive tumours fare worse.

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Fig. 1: Flowchart summarising patients included in this study.

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  1. Peritoneal Malignancy Institute, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Aldermaston Rd, Basingstoke, RG24 9NA, UK

    David Swain, Gemma Mason, Allison Yates, Sara Burke, Tom Cecil, Faheez Mohamed, Sanjeev Dayal, Alexios Tzivanakis & Brendan Moran

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Swain, D., Mason, G., Yates, A. et al. Outcomes of home parenteral nutrition in 34 patients with intestinal failure from recurrent or progressive peritoneal malignancy of gastro-intestinal tract origin. Eur J Clin Nutr 75, 856–858 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-020-00810-4

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