Metabolic and nutrition support in the chronic critical illness syndrome

Respiratory Care

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 958-977

  Schulman, Rifka C ^a   Mechanick, Jeffrey I ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostasis; Chronic critical illness; Critical care; Enteral nutrition; Hyperglycemia; Malnutrition; Metabolic bone disease; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

CALCITRIOL; GLUTAMINE; INSULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; PAMIDRONIC ACID; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE METABOLISM; CALORIMETRY; CHRONIC CRITICAL ILLNESS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIET THERAPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERAMMONEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INSULIN TREATMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALNUTRITION; MANAGED CARE; METABOLIC REGULATION; MINERAL METABOLISM; MONOTHERAPY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT MONITORING; UREMIA; WOUND HEALING; CALCIUM INTAKE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENERGY METABOLISM; INTENSIVE CARE; METABOLIC BONE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNDROME;

BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SYNDROME; VITAMIN D; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84863560237     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: 19433654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4187/respcare.01620     Document Type: Article

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