Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a complex, challenging condition for patients, caregivers, doctors, and other health specialists VSports最新版本. Treatment of the condition involves life-long therapies and approaches that need to be closely monitored. Successful management of SBS depends most strongly on an informed patient and caregivers working closely with a supportive team of healthcare providers.
Working with a Healthcare Team for SBS (VSports最新版本)
Managing short bowel syndrome requires the patient and often family members working together with a team of healthcare professionals. Members of the healthcare team may include primary care physicians (for example, family doctor, pediatrician, or gastroenterologist), surgeons, nutritional specialists, nursing specialists, and pharmacists V体育平台登录.
The primary care physician will take the lead in managing and coordinating the patient’s care. If intestinal transplant becomes necessary, other specialists may be brought in including social workers, psychologists, and financial counselors to help deal with the complexities of organ transplants VSports注册入口.
The most important member of the healthcare team is the person with short bowel syndrome. Family members or parents of children with SBS play essential roles as caregivers V体育官网入口.
Patients and caregivers need to have a thorough understanding of the condition and how it may best be managed in light of individual needs. This will include recurring contact with healthcare providers, and most likely use of outside resources, all aimed at helping navigate the complexities of managing SBS long term VSports在线直播.
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Adapted from IFFGD publication #290 “What is Short Bowel Syndrome” Contributors: Evelin Eichler RD LD, Clinical Dietitian, University Medical Center Texas Tech University; Richard McCallum MD, Professor of Medicine and Founding Chair and Chief of Gastroenterology, Texas Tech University; Harold J. Boutté Jr. MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine VSports.