title: Nitrogen and amino acid balance during total parenteral nutrition and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration in critically ill anuric children.
abstract: Amino acid balance and nitrogen balance during total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration (CAVH) were investigated in 11 critically ill anuric patients during the first 7 days after onset of anuria. Nitrogen intake ranged from 0.115 +/- 0.013 (SEM) g/kg/day on day 1 to 0.291 +/- 0.029 (SEM) g/kg/day on day 7. After 7 days of TPN, 9 patients had a positive cumulative protein-N balance of 287.52 +/- 68.52 (SEM) mg/kg, 2 patients had a negative balance of 781.8 and 1,103.2 mg/kg, respectively. Mean amino acid loss in ultrafiltrate was 0.159 +/- 0.008 (SEM) g/kg/day. Four patients died without recovery of renal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuttnig
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zobel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ring
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Grubbauer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurz
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000378:metabolism*; D000293:Adolescent; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000097:blood*; D001002:Anuria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006440:Hemofiltration; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D003404:Creatinine