Arginine immunonutrition in critically ill patients: A clinical dilemma

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-23

  Stechmiller, Joyce K ^a   Childress, Beverly ^a   Porter, Tricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NURSING; NUTRITION; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; DRUG EFFECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMUNOLOGY; NURSING CARE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARGININE; CRITICAL CARE; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NURSING CARE; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 1842487562     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2004.13.1.17     Document Type: Review

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