Randomised trial of glutamine and selenium supplemented parenteral nutrition for critically ill patients. Protocol Version 9, 19 February 2007 known as SIGNET (Scottish Intensive care Glutamine or seleNium Evaluative Trial)

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Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Andrews, Peter J D ^a   Avenell, Alison ^b   Noble, David W ^d   Campbell, Marion K ^b   Battison, Claire G ^a   Croal, Bernard L ^b   Simpson, William G ^d   Norrie, John ^b   Vale, Luke D ^b,c   Cook, Jonathon ^b   de Verteuil, Robyn ^b   Milne, Anne C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLUTAMINE; MINERAL; NITROGEN; PLACEBO; SELENIUM; VITAMIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 36348967727     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-8-25     Document Type: Article

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