Heavy metal in the intensive care unit: A review of current literature on trace element supplementation in critically ill patients

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-89

  Rech, Megan ^a   To, Long ^a   Tovbin, Alina ^a   Smoot, Thomas ^a   Mlynarek, Mark ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; micronutrients; minerals; nutritional support; sepsis; trace elements

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERRIC GLUCONATE; FERROUS FUMARATE; FERROUS GLUCONATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; IRON DEXTRAN; IRON SACCHARATE; MANGANESE; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHROMIUM BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; IRON DEFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; REVIEW;

CRITICAL CARE; MICRONUTRIENTS; MINERALS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; SEPSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMIUM; COPPER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; IRON; MANGANESE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELENIUM; WOUND HEALING; ZINC;

EID: 84893043940     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533613515724     Document Type: Review

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