Nutritional pharmacology in surgical patients

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 349-352

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arginine; Glutamine; Immunonutrition; Nutritional pharmacology; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Surgical infection

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GLUTAMINE; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

BURN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036225077     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(02)00807-3     Document Type: Article

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