title: The metabolic response to injury in the surgical/trauma patient.
abstract: Following tissue injury or surgical intervention, critically ill patients experience metabolic alterations that may either eventually resolve or progress to Hypermetabolic Multiple Systems Organ Failure. An understanding of these processes allows critical care nurses to monitor their patients' clinical status following trauma or surgical intervention and fosters an appreciation of patients' nutritional needs.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fitzsimmons
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hadley
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000451:nursing; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000378:metabolism*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism