title: Glutamine-enhanced nutrition in the critically ill patient.
abstract: It is well established that critically ill patients have a deficiency of the amino acid glutamine. This article reviews the evidence for supplemental glutamine in the critically ill, focusing on the benefits in terms of reduced mortality and infectious morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffiths
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005973:Glutamine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005973:Glutamine