2020
National Survey of Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Programs in the United States
Park CJ, Shaughnessy MP, Zhang L, Armenia SJ, Caty MG, Cowles RA. National Survey of Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Programs in the United States. Journal Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition 2020, 45: 1249-1258. PMID: 32797633, DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric intestinal rehabilitation programIntestinal rehabilitation programPIR programRehabilitation programChildren's Hospital AssociationHospital AssociationQualtrics online survey softwareIntestinal failureReferral centerPrimary carePatient outcomesImproved outcomesNutrition servicesResponse rateOnline survey softwareSurgeryMajority of programsGastroenterologyNursingFurther studiesNational surveySocial work supportSurvey softwareDedicated timeOutcomes
2018
Retracing our STEPs: Four decades of progress in intestinal lengthening procedures for short bowel syndrome
Greig CJ, Oh PS, Gross ER, Cowles RA. Retracing our STEPs: Four decades of progress in intestinal lengthening procedures for short bowel syndrome. The American Journal Of Surgery 2018, 217: 772-782. PMID: 30514435, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsShort bowel syndromeBowel syndromeReversed intestinal segmentInnovative new treatmentsBowel dilationIntestinal rehabilitationIntestinal failureBowel lengthSurgical managementBacterial overgrowthIntestinal adaptationColonic transpositionPatient outcomesSurgical techniqueLengthening surgeryIntestinal segmentsArtificial valvesNew treatmentsSyndromeCare paradigmPoor motilityBirthOutcomesTransit timeLong term