March 19th, 2011 
admin The frequency of parenteral nutrition-associated liver complications varies in studies from 7.4-84%. In follow-up studies, complications occurred in 40-60% of children who required long-term parenteral nutrition. Variation in reported frequency is due to differences in study populations (premature vs term infants or older children), definition of liver dysfunction (based on biochemical or histologic values), composition [...]
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