title: [Analysis of riboflavin status in severely burned patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate riboflavin status in severely burned patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-two severely burned patients were enrolled in the study with TBSA of 30.2 plus minus 10.9% and average burn index of 19.7. The everyday intake amounts of riboflavin, protein and calorie via different routes by each patient were recorded. Fluorescence method was employed to detect 4 hour urine load test in the 32 patients after oral taking of riboflavin on 3 similar 7 and 8 similar 14 postburn day (PBD).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The averaged everyday intake amounts of protein and calorie by each patient in this study on 3 similar 7 and 8 similar 14 PBDs reached the requirement of Chinese burn patients' nutritional supplying formula. And protein administration occupied 17% similar 18% of total calorie. The averaged everyday intake of riboflavin by each patient was 3 similar 5 mg. But 4 hour urine load test exhibited that average urine discharging amount of riboflavin was all less than 400 microgram.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There existed obvious systemic deficiency of riboflavin on 3 similar 14 PBD in severely burned patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The First Central Hospital of Tianjin 300192, P.R. China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000378:metabolism*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012256:Riboflavin