Glutamine in critical care: Current evidence from systematic reviews

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Avenell, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Glutamine; Meta analyses; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINE; NITROGEN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BLOOD; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; NITROGEN; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 33847375248     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PNS2006498     Document Type: Conference Paper

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