›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 316-318.

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Nutritional therapy for an infant with jejuno-colostomy 

WANG Weiping, TANG Qingya    

  1. (Department of Clinical Nutrition, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Shanghai 200092, China)
  • Received:2013-10-11 Online:2014-04-15 Published:2014-04-15

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of nutritional therapy for an infant with short bowel syndrome (SBS) who had jejuno-colostomy. Methods An individualized nutritional support before and after the closure of jejunum colostomy was provided to a 3-month-old girl with SBS who had jejuno-colostomy so as to find out its influence on prognosis. Results Parenteral nutrition is a life-saving therapy for infants with SBS. The proper enteral nutrition can improve intestinal tolerance and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications, and improve outcomes of SBS infants. Conclusions Appropriate nutrition therapy is important to reduce the complications and improve the prognosis of SBS infants.