Glutamine nutrition: theoretical considerations and therapeutic impact.
In critically ill surgical patients, nutritional therapy is an important component of overall care. As our knowledge increases, "tailor-made" diets designed to meet specific nutritional requirements in specific patients may play an important role. Although the data reviewed here suggest that glutamine-supplemented diets may have a significant impact in some clinical settings, it should be emphasized that additional carefully designed studies are necessary before the use of glutamine-enriched nutrition in critically ill patients should be advocated. It is clear, however, that the concept that the intestine is an organ of inactivity during critical illness merits reconsideration.
Souba
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Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610.
Herskowitz
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Austgen
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Chen
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Salloum
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D000818:Animals; D004064:Digestive System / Q000187:drug effects*; D005973:Glutamine / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000187:drug effects; D008168:Lung / Q000187:drug effects; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects
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