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.