Table 2.

 Indications for referral of adults to an intestinal failure centre

Complications of parenteral nutrition

(1) Impaired venous access

- Venous occlusion of one or more neck sites of central venous access (jugular or subclavian)

(2) Line related sepsis

- Two or more line changes in a year as a consequence of line related sepsis.

- One episode of life threatening line related sepsis (that is, cardiovascular shock).

- One episode of fungal line infection.

(3) Parenteral nutrition related liver disease.