Prescription Pattern of Adjuvant Drugs and Vitamins in Patients Undergoing Long-term Home Nutritional Support for Intestinal Insufficiency

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-09-01

Summary

Intestinal insufficiency due to short bowel syndrome is a chronic, disabling condition with significant morbidity and mortality.Standard care includes home parenteral/enteral nutrition as well as intestinal transplantation, however multiple drugs, vitamins, antibiotics and symptom-relieving agents may be required. Prescriptional pattern of these drugs will be analyzed in a clinical cohort.

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Gastrointestinal Agents; Vitamins