Limited effects of micronutrient supplementation on strength and physical function after abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 321-327

  Watters, James M ^a,b   Vallerand, Andrew ^c   Kirkpatrick, Susan M ^a,b   Abbott, Heather E ^a,b   Norris, Sonya ^a,b   Wells, George ^a,c   Barber, Graeme G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic surgery; Antioxidants; Ischemia reperfusion; Muscle strength; Randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC; ANTIOXIDANT; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIOXIDANTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SELENIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN E; VITAMINS; ZINC;

EID: 0036022715     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/clnu.2002.0550     Document Type: Article

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