Appropriate protein provision in critical illness: A systematic and narrative review

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 591-600

  Hoffer, L John ^a   Bistrian, Bruce R ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; PROTEIN; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; BODY WEIGHT; BURN; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDLINE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; CRITICAL CARE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY PROTEINS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 84865346447     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.032078     Document Type: Review

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