title: Nutrition support of the trauma patient.
abstract: Hypercatabolism after trauma may lead to acute protein malnutrition, ultimately resulting in multiple organ failure. Nutrition support may prevent this sequence. This review addresses the need for early nutrition support, the preferred route of substrate delivery, and the potential advantages of "immune-enhancing" diets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. walt@biffl.com
authors.forename: Walter L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Biffl
authors.forename: Ernest E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Haenel
mesh_terms: D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D006801:Humans; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*