Characteristics of a Cohort of Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients at the Time of Enrollment in the Sustain Registry.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2016
Identifier
DOI: 10.1177/0148607115586575
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a vital lifesaving therapy for patients who are unable to maintain weight, fluid balance, nutrition, and functional status via oral or enteral nutrition alone. There are few current data sources describing HPN prevalence, patient demographics, or long-term outcomes in the United States.
OBJECTIVE: To describe demographics and baseline characteristics of patients receiving HPN therapy.
METHODS: This is a descriptive analysis of data from the first cohort of HPN patients at time of enrollment in the Sustain
RESULTS: There were 1251 patients enrolled from 29 sites. Eighty-five percent of patients were adults, with a mean age of 51.3 ± 15.3 years. Fifteen percent were pediatric, with a mean age of 4.9 ± 4.9 years. For both age groups, short-bowel syndrome was the most frequently reported HPN indication (24%). Adults most commonly had a peripherally inserted central catheter (47%) or a tunneled catheter (43%) for HPN administration. In contrast, most pediatric patients (72%) had a tunneled catheter. Most patients received parenteral nutrition daily and consumed some oral nutrition. Twenty-eight percent of all patients were expected to require HPN indefinitely.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report of descriptive data from the Sustain Registry. The data reveal important characteristics of patients receiving HPN in 29 U.S. sites.
Journal Title
JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Volume
40
Issue
8
First Page
1140
Last Page
1149
MeSH Keywords
Adult; Aged; Anthropometry; Central Venous Catheters; Child; Child, Preschool; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Parenteral Nutrition, Home; Registries; Short Bowel Syndrome; Young Adult
Keywords
database; home parenteral nutrition; outcome; registry; short-bowel syndrome
Recommended Citation
Winkler MF, DiMaria-Ghalili RA, Guenter P, et al. Characteristics of a Cohort of Home Parenteral Nutrition Patients at the Time of Enrollment in the Sustain Registry. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016;40(8):1140-1149. doi:10.1177/0148607115586575
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