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Open Access
01-02-2011 | Poster presentation
Glucose absorption following gastric and small intestinal nutrient administration in the critically ill
Authors:
M Chapman, A Deane, A Di Bartolemeo, A Zaknic, M Summers, N Nguyen, L Besanko, C Burgstad, M Horowitz
Published in:
Critical Care
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Special Issue 1/2011
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Excerpt
Glucose absorption from the stomach is abnormal related to slow gastric emptying and impaired in critically ill patients (CIP) with normal gastric emptying, suggesting that small intestinal (SI) factors may also be responsible. Small intestinal absorption of nutrient has not been formally quantified in this group. The aim was to quantify and compare glucose absorption following gastric and SI administration in CIP and healthy volunteers (HV). …