Playing sport as a central-line carrier: a survey to collect the European pediatric intestinal failure centers' view.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The administration of home parenteral nutrition improves quality of life for patients with intestinal failure, thus fostering their will to actively participate to social activities. Nevertheless, sports participation can be risky for patients with a central venous catheter (CVC). Despite literature thoroughly proving the positive impact of sports on motor-psychosocial development, no consistent evidence assessing its role on central-line complications is available. This study aimed to report the European centers' approach to children with intestinal failure on home parenteral nutrition and interested in playing sports, further assessing complications and how to prevent them.

Materials and methods

A questionnaire focusing on children with intestinal failure regard

SUBMITTER: Pulvirenti R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11879909 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature