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Ratio of small bowel length to body weight
Percent of patients with short bowel who will be dependent on TPN despite optimized oral therapy
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Purpose: To determine the ratio of small bowel length to body weight in an adult with the short bowel syndrome.
Specialty: Nutrition, Toxicology
Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage
ICD-10: E43, E44, K91.2, T88, Z98,