The clinical and economic value of the dipeptide alanyl-glutamine in total parenteral nutrition of critically ill patients treated in intensive care units in Italy
Introduction: the supplementation of alanyl-glutamine dipeptide in critically ill patients necessitating total parenteral nutrition (TPN) improves clinical outcomes, reducing mortality, infection rate, and shortening ICU hospital lengths of stay (LOS), as compared to standard TPN regimens. Here we p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SEEd Medical Publishers
2009-06-01
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Series: | Farmeconomia: Health Economics and Therapeutic Pathways |
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Online Access: | https://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/FE/article/view/166 |