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. 2018 Jan 18;7:85. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12493.1

Table 1. Defining intestinal failure subtypes.

Subtype Presentation timing Speed
of onset
Locality of
disease
Pathology Duration
Type 1 Acquired Acute GI and systemic Benign and malignant <28 days
Type 2 Congenital/acquired Acute GI and systemic Benign and malignant Weeks to months
Type 3 Congenital/acquired Chronic GI and systemic Benign and malignant Months to years

GI, gastrointestinal.