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| Alastair ForbesSummaryAffiliation: University College London Country: UK Publications
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Trial Protocol: Communicating DNA-based risk assessments for Crohn's disease: a randomised controlled trial assessing impact upon stopping smokingSophia C L Whitwell
Health Psychology Section, Department of Psychology, King s College London, Guy s Campus, London, UK
BMC Public Health 11:44. 2011....
Gastrointestinal complications: the most frequent internal complications of systemic sclerosisA Forbes
Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University College Hospital, London, UK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:iii36-9. 2009..It is therefore particularly important to identify, monitor and manage these patients carefully, with a view to minimizing further degeneration and maximizing quality of life...
Nutrition in inflammatory bowel diseaseForbes Alastair
University College London, London, UK
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 35:571-80. 2011....
Parenteral nutritionAlastair Forbes
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, University College Hospital, London, UK
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 22:160-4. 2006..During the past 12 months there have been clinically important advances in intravenous nutrition and adjunctive therapies...
Iron and parenteral nutritionAlastair Forbes
University College, London, United Kingdom
Gastroenterology 137:S47-54. 2009..Continued monitoring of iron status is recommended. Iron is an essential component for most PN regimens. The quantity of iron to be included should take account of predicted requirements...
Parenteral nutritionAlastair Forbes
Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, University College Hospital, London, UK
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 23:183-6. 2007..The past 12 months have seen advances in the safe use of intravenous nutrition and its place in the therapeutic armamentarium...
Noninvasive nutritional management of ovarian cancer patients: beyond intestinal obstructionNyaladzi Balogun
Department of Women s Cancer, EGA Institute for Women s Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Int J Gynecol Cancer 22:1089-95. 2012..This review outlines the nutritional challenges faced by women with ovarian cancer and evaluates the evidence base for current practice and possible opportunities for intervention in clinical settings...
Smokers with active Crohn's disease have a clinically relevant dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal microbiotaJane L Benjamin
King s College London, School of Medicine, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Division, London, UK
Inflamm Bowel Dis 18:1092-100. 2012..Smoking is associated with an increased incidence of CD, more frequent relapse, and greater burden of surgery. This study aimed to investigate the association between smoking and the intestinal microbiota in patients with active CD...
Parenteral nutritionAlastair Forbes
St Mark s Hospital, Harrow, UK
Curr Opin Gastroenterol 21:192-6. 2005....
Candidates for intestinal transplantation: a multicenter survey in EuropeLoris Pironi
Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Am J Gastroenterol 101:1633-43; quiz 1679. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: The rate of candidacy and the indications for ITx candidacy differed greatly among age groups and HPN centers; within countries candidacy was more homogeneous; physicians had a generally reserved attitude toward ITx...
Intestinal growth in parenterally-fed rats induced by the combined effects of glucagon-like peptide 2 and epidermal growth factorPaul A Kitchen
St Mark's Hospital, Imperial College London, Harrow, United Kingdom
JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 29:248-54. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Both GLP-2 and EGF upregulate growth of the small intestine, and this is augmented when GLP-2 and EGF are combined. These findings may lead to improved treatment of patients receiving PN...
Achieving and maintaining venous access for home parenteral nutritionAlastair Forbes
St Mark s Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 8:285-9. 2005..Means to preserve venous access are therefore crucial...
