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D/C all antiretrovirals symptomatic support with fluids some patients require IV bicarbonate, hemodialysis, parenteral nutrition, or mechanical ventilation once syndrome resolves, consider using NRTIs with 4- mitochondrial toxicity (ABC, TDF, 3TC, or FTC) monitor lactate after restarting NRTIs some clinicians use NRTI-sparing regimens. 

Cholestasis from other causes can increase the accumulation of ciclosporin or its metabolites, which in turn worsens hepatic cholestasis. This mechanism has been suggested in patients with bowel diseases who experienced an aggravation of hyperbilirubinemia or an increased incidence of hepatotoxicity from the combination of total parenteral nutrition and ciclosporin (SEDA-19, 348) (288). 

Infusion phlebitis presents a problem in parenteral nutrition. Various alternative techniques of administration have been compared in order to identify means of countering this problem (9). Mechanical trauma appears to be a causative factor it can be reduced by hmiting the time of exposure of the vein wall to nutrient infusion and by minimizing the amount of prosthetic material within the vein (10). This is hkely to be even more important in small veins. In one study the addition of heparin (500 U/1) and hydrocortisone (5 micrograms/ml) significantly reduced the risk of thrombophlebitis from 0.43 to 0.11... 

Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the cholestasis that occurs during parenteral nutrition, but there is little direct evidence to support any of them. Nutrient deficiencies that may be critical for hepatic uptake, biotransformation, and secretion of bile may be involved. Deficiency of taurine, which is important for bile acid conjugation, may cause cholestasis in premature infants. Certain amino acids may act as toxins. Reduced... 

Three different mechanisms have been postulated for this complication of parenteral nutrition ... 

A theory has been proposed regarding a possible mechanism by which parenteral Upid solutions injure preterm infants namely, by free radical-induced lipid peroxidation in the lipid solution (142,143). How this happens is not explained. The result can be pulmonary damage and chronic lung disease. Premature infants are thought to be at particularly high risk. However, others (144,145) have suggested that Cooke s interpretation (142) was not based on solid clinical evidence, and that the data that he derived from his observations should be tested in controlled studies before parenteral nutrition is prescribed for infants of very low birth weights. 

Iyer KR, Spitz L, Clayton P. BAPS prize lecture New insight into mechanisms of parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis role of plant sterols. British Association of Paediatric Surgeons. J Pediatr Surg 1998 33(l) l-6. 

Supportive care may include hydration, enteral tube or parenteral nutrition, nasogastric suctioning for ileus, bowel and bladder care, prevention and treatment of decubitus ulcers, prevention and treatment of deep venous thromboses, intensive care, mechanical ventilation, treatment of secondary infections, and monitoring for impending respiratory failure (36,38). 

A decrease in PaC02 occurs when ventilatory excretion exceeds metabolic production. Because endogenous production of CO2 is relatively constant, negative CO2 balance is primarily caused by an increase in ventilatory excretion of CO2 (hyperventilation). The metabolic production of CO2, however, may be increased during periods of stress or with excess carbohydrate administration (e.g., parenteral nutrition). Hyperventilation may develop from an increase in neurochemical stimulation via either central or peripheral mechanisms, or be the result of voluntary or mechanical (iatrogenic) hyperventilation. 

The gastrointestinal (Gl) tract defends the host from toxins and antigens by both immunologic and nonimmunologic mechanisms, collectively referred to as the gut barrier function. Whenever possible, enteral nutrition (EN) is preferred over parenteral nutrition (PN) because it is as effective, may reduce metabolic and infectious complications, and is less expensive. 

Fortunately, bed rest, rehydration, parenteral nutrition, and therapy directed at decreasing the production of toxins that result from bacterial degradation of nitrogenous substrates in the gut lumen (e.g., administration of lactulose, which reduces gut ammonia levels by a variety of mechanisms, the use of enemas and antibiotics to decrease the intestinal flora, a low-protein diet) prevented Percy Veere from progressing to the later stages of hepatic encephalopathy. As with most patients who survive an episode of fulminant hepatic failure, recovery to his previous state of health occurred over the next 3 months. Percy s liver function studies returned to normal, and a follow-up liver biopsy showed no histologic abnormalities. 

Despite the variety of clinical experiences it must not be neglected that exact requirements of the individual nutrients as well as their limiting values for children have not yet been determined under the conditions of parenteral nutrition. The metabolic effects of intravenous infusion of differently composed amino acid solutions in premature infants should be evaluated in controlled experiments. Such nutritional studies should aim at obtaining data on amino requirements and regulatory mechanisms of amino acid metabolism for this period of life. 

Previously reported (Cohen et, 1972) experimental in vitro guinea pig liver explant studies from this laboratory tend to support the suggestion that the parent hydrolysate compounds and selective amino acids may be responsible for the abnormal liver function studies in children being treated with parenteral nutrition. In these studies four amino acids (glycine, leucine, isoleucine, threonine) were shown to increase serum GPT activity in organ culture but the mechanism for this elevated activity could not be further defined. 

In a prospective survey of 2346 patients aged 16 years and over who underwent mechanical ventilation within the first 48 hours of admission after trauma, 404 (17%) were exposed to parenteral nutrition and 192 (8.2%) met criteria for late adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [57 ]. The incidence of late ARDS among those exposed to parenteral nutrition was 29% (116/404) compared with 3.9%... 

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