Nutrition in Critical Care
Gary P. Zaloga
Medical Entomology and Zoology
Abstract
Nutrition in Critical Care provides comprehensive coverage of current aspects of nutrition in the critically-ill patient. It reviews and summarizes information related to disease-specific nutrients (peptides, arginine, glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, fibre). The book discusses the basics of nutritional assessment, fuel metabolism, enteral and parenteral nutrition, immunonutrition, and the vast use of nutrition during various disease states (trauma, burns, sepsis, respiratory failure, cancer, AIDS).
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nutrients affects nutritional assessment and fuel metabolism
“It reviews and summarizes information related to disease-specific nutrients (peptides, arginine, glutamine, omega-3 fatty acids, fibre). The book discusses the basics of nutritional assessment, fuel m...”