A double-blind, prospective, randomized study of glutamine-enriched compared with standard peptide-based feeding in critically ill patients

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 615-621

  Jensen, Gordon L ^a   Miller, Robert H ^b   Talabiska, David G ^b   Fish, Judith ^b   Gianferante, Lisa ^b  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

critically ill patients; enteral nutrition; Glutamine; intensive care

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; PEPTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINOACIDEMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INJURY SCALE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029786429     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.615     Document Type: Article

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