Traveling abroad with intestinal failure

The 2019 ERNICA annual meeting featured an insightful presentation by two parents of children with intestinal failure, both of whom are reliant on total parenteral nutrition as a method of feeding. They presented their personal challenges in regards to travelling abroad with their children and voiced their concerns about not having access to specialist, emergency care (if needed) whilst abroad. ERNICA recognises these challenges and has developed an online map tool so that you can easily identify specialist centres across Europe that meet the following criteria:

1. Centre has a minimum of 10 (paediatric) patients on long-term home TPV and delivers TPV to these patient 

2. Centre can place central venous lines for TPV children.

Knowledge of this may help you to prepare for a trip abroad. In 2022 the online map was expanded with information on care for adults. By using the filter on the vacation tool, centers providing for children or adults can be selected. 

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Access the map tool below

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* Centres will be continually added to the map as and when appropriate.

* This tool is for informative purposes only. The purpose is for patients/families/carers to be able to easily identify specialist centres abroad. ERNICA is not responsible for the organisation or provision of care. ERNICA is not an emergency service. ERNICA cannot be contacted to discuss clinical cases outside of the Clinical Patient Management System (CPMS).