The impact of glutamine dipeptide-supplemented parenteral nutrition on outcomes of surgical patients: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 521-529

  Wang, Yan ^a   Jiang, Zhu Ming ^a   Nolan, Marie T ^b   Jiang, Hua ^c   Han, Hae Ra ^b   Yu, Kang ^a   Li, Hai Long ^a   Jie, Bin ^d   Liang, Xiao Kun ^a  

^a PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^d CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

glutamine dipeptide; meta analysis; outcome; parenteral nutrition; surgical patients

Indexed keywords

ALANYLGLUTAMINE; DIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMINE DIPEPTIDE; GLYCYLGLUTAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; EMBASE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIPEPTIDES; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649854652     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607110362587     Document Type: Review

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