title: Parenteral Nutrition: Amino Acids.
abstract: There is growing interest in nutrition therapies that deliver a generous amount of protein, but not a toxic amount of energy, to protein-catabolic critically ill patients. Parenteral amino acids can achieve this goal. This article summarizes the biochemical and nutritional principles that guide parenteral amino acid therapy, explains how parenteral amino acid solutions are formulated, and compares the advantages and disadvantages of different parenteral amino acid products with enterally-delivered whole protein products in the context of protein-catabolic critical illness.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y5, Canada. l.hoffer@mcgill.ca.
authors.forename: Leonard John
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Hoffer
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins
keywords: amino acids; critical illness; nutritional support; parenteral nutrition; protein nutrition