Glutamine administration in patients undergoing cardiac surgery and the influence on blood glutathione levels

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1317-1323

  Engel, J M ^a   MUhling J ^a   Kwapisz, M ^b   Heidt, M ^c  

^a Clinic of Wetzlar   (Germany)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DIPEPTAMIN; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC STRESS; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; OPEN HEART SURGERY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT; SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AMINO ACIDS; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349755734     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2009.02084.x     Document Type: Article

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