Implementation of exclusive enteral nutrition in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease-results of a survey of CEDATA-GPGE reporting centers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the first-line therapy for pediatric-onset Crohn's disease (CD) patients. CEDATA-GPGE® is the largest patient registry for children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Europe, collecting data from over 5000 patients since 2004 in Germany and Austria. Since the application of EEN over 8 weeks is difficult and a high dropout rate is often described, the mode of application including a supporting structure is crucial for success. The aim of this study was to ascertain the variation in the application of EEN across the participating centers and to associate these with the outcome.

Results

Thirty-one centers responded to the survey (81.6%). 88.5% of CD patients were recommended EEN for induction therapy, 71.8% a

SUBMITTER: Peters S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982684 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature