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Preoperative nutrition support with or without glutamine can reduce ICU admissions

Authors: J Asprer, L Llido, E Schlotzer, H Kulkarni

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2006

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Malnourished elective major surgery patients are not routinely given nutrition support (NS) preoperatively in the Philippines owing to financial constraints and lack of evidence of benefit in the local patient population. Such patients frequently develop postoperative complications that may necessitate admission to the ICU. This pilot study was conducted to demonstrate the benefit of NS in such patients in terms of reduced ICU admissions. …

Title: Preoperative nutrition support with or without glutamine can reduce ICU admissions
Authors: J Asprer
L Llido
E Schlotzer
H Kulkarni
Publication date: 01-02-2006
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc4557

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Preoperative nutrition support with or without glutamine can reduce ICU admissions

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