title: Sepsis, critical illness, host defense, autocannibalism, and nutritional support.
authors.affiliation: CNR-IASI Center for the Pathophysiology of Shock, Department of Surgical Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: ivo.giovannini@rm.unicatt.it.
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.affiliation: CNR-IASI Center for the Pathophysiology of Shock, Department of Surgical Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiarla
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*