Oral glutamine in addition to parenteral nutrition improves mortality and the healing of high-output intestinal fistulas Glutamina oral en adición a nutrición parenteral mejora la mortalidad y la cicatrización de fístulas intestinales de alto débito
Objective: Anastomotic leakage is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in gastrointestinal surgery. We investigated the effect of oral glutamine on the healing of high-output intestinal fistula. Setting: A tertiary Universitary Hospital of the University of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2007-12-01
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Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112007000800006 |