Incidence and risk factors of hypertriglyceridemia in the ICU

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A linear correlation between serum triglyceride and risk of intensive care mortality was identified. Various clinical and metabolic situations such as sepsis, renal failure, hepatic failure and administration of certain drugs have been associated with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG). It is well known that HTG is associated with acute pancreatitis. Development of systemic inflammatory response syndrome or the onset of organ system dysfunction are the complications of severe acute pancreatitis that is an episode of acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of HTG in patients receiving artificial nutrition in an ICU, to describe their characteristics and to establish the relevance of risk factors associated with HTG. …