title: [Effects of ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate on the nutritional state of intensive-care patients].
abstract: Alpha ketoglutarate d'ornithine effects on the nutritional status of patients in an Intensive Care Unit are studied. The authors have chosen a random sample of 44 patients with diseases of comparable severity for paired comparison. Treatment is applied at a dosage of 25 g per day with intravenous nutrition and/or oral feeding (150 Kcal/g of excreted nitrogen). Statistical analysis shows a significant improvement of nitrogen balance and prealbumine level, non significant changes for the other criteria. Alpha ketoglutarate of ornithine influences favorably nitrogen balance, prealbumine levels and the nutritional status.
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine; D003422:Critical Care; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects*; D009952:Ornithine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D011228:Prealbumin / Q000032:analysis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014168:Transferrin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D011228:Prealbumin; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014168:Transferrin; C002118:ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine; D009952:Ornithine; D009584:Nitrogen
vernacular_title: Effets de l'alpha cétoglutarate d'ornithine sur l'état nutritionnel des malades de réanimation.