Total parenteral nutrition: Can we decrease infectious complications?

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3756-3757

  Murray, M J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood glucose; Enteral nutrition; Nitrogen balance; Nutrition support; Protein

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION RISK; LOW CALORY DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0033709228     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200011000-00043     Document Type: Editorial

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