Intestinal failure definition and classification comments: Good in parts but could be better

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¹ St Mark's Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK. Electronic address: Jeremy.nightingale@nhs.net.
² St Mark's Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK. Electronic address: mia.small@nhs.net.
³ St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Electronic address: khushjeejeebhoy@hotmail.com.

Comment

Jeremy M D Nightingale et al. Clin Nutr. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;35(2):536.

doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.10.013. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

¹ St Mark's Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK. Electronic address: Jeremy.nightingale@nhs.net.
² St Mark's Hospital, Harrow HA1 3UJ, UK. Electronic address: mia.small@nhs.net.
³ St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5B 1W8. Electronic address: khushjeejeebhoy@hotmail.com.

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Pironi L, Shaffer J; Home Artificial Nutrition & Chronic Intestinal Failure and the Acute Intestinal Failure Special Interest Groups of ESPEN. Pironi L, et al. Clin Nutr. 2016 Jun;35(3):763. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.03.022. Epub 2016 Apr 4. Clin Nutr. 2016. PMID: 27075320 No abstract available.

ESPEN endorsed recommendations. Definition and classification of intestinal failure in adults.
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