Adult Short Bowel Syndrome: Nutritional, Medical, and Surgical Management provides information on SBS using the most recent, evidence-based data accessible. It serves as a practical reference to the medical, surgical, and nutritional care of complex patients with SBS. The book also highlights new areas of study that are having an impact on the treatment of people with SBS from a worldwide viewpoint. This book provides a quick reference on the medical, surgical, and nutritional care of complex patients with short bowel syndrome. It is written for nutritionists, dieticians, doctors (specifically, general practitioners, gastroenterologists, and surgeons), nurse practitioners, pharmacists, students, and researchers.
outlines recent developments in clinical treatment as well as new fields of study (gut microbiome, pre/probiotics) relevant to short bowel syndrome.
summarizes, categorizes, and lists the consequences associated with the illness state known as short bowel syndrome.
Contains useful dietary guidelines for treating malabsorption brought on by short bowel syndrome, including justification for and application of oral rehydration treatments.
incorporates pharmacological and medical management strategies to support dietary treatments
discusses surgical possibilities for patients with short bowel syndrome to take into account.
highlights global viewpoints on medical care and treatment