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Short bowel syndrome epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The incidence and prevalence of short bowel syndrome is difficult to estimate. All the data is derived from patients receiving home parenteral nutrition. Therefore, there are different distributions around the world. The incidence of short bowel syndrome was estimated to be 1-2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide per year. The prevalence of short bowel syndrome is approximately 0.3-4 per 100,000 individuals in the USA to 0.1-4 per 100,000 individuals in Europe. It affects all age groups. There is no racial predilection to short bowel syndrome and is reported worldwide. Short bowel syndrome affects men and women equally.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence and prevalence of short bowel syndrome is difficult to estimate. Data is derived from patients receiving home parenteral nutrition.[1]
  • The incidence of short bowel syndrome was estimated to be 1-2 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide per year.[2]
  • The incidence of short bowel syndrome is approximately 0.07-1.5 per 100,000 individuals in Europe.[3]

Prevalence

  • The prevalence of short bowel syndrome is approximately 0.3-4 per 100,000 individuals in the USA.[4]
  • The prevalence of short bowel syndrome is approximately 0.1-4 per 100,000 individuals in Europe.[3]

Age

  • Patients of all age groups, from neonates to elderly may develop short bowel syndrome.

Race

  • There is no racial predilection to short bowel syndrome.

Gender

  • Short bowel syndrome affects men and women equally.

Region

  • Short bowel syndrome is reported worldwide.
References

References

  1. ↑ Bechtold, Matthew L.; McClave, Stephen A.; Palmer, Lena B.; Nguyen, Douglas L.; Urben, Lindsay M.; Martindale, Robert G.; Hurt, Ryan T. (2014). “The Pharmacologic Treatment of Short Bowel Syndrome: New Tricks and Novel Agents”. Current Gastroenterology Reports. 16 (7). doi:10.1007/s11894-014-0392-2. ISSN 1522-8037.
  2. ↑ Keller J, Panter H, Layer P (2004). “Management of the short bowel syndrome after extensive small bowel resection”. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 18 (5): 977–92. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2004.05.002. PMID 15494290.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Van Gossum A, Bakker H, De Francesco A, Ladefoged K, Leon-Sanz M, Messing B, Pironi L, Pertkiewicz M, Shaffer J, Thul P, Wood S (1996). “Home parenteral nutrition in adults: a multicentre survey in Europe in 1993”. Clin Nutr. 15 (2): 53–9. PMID 16843998.
  4. ↑ Seetharam P, Rodrigues G (2011). “Short bowel syndrome: a review of management options”. Saudi J Gastroenterol. 17 (4): 229–35. doi:10.4103/1319-3767.82573. PMC 3133978. PMID 21727727.

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