The relationship between nutritional and inflammatory changes during critical illness

Muscle mass loss in the critically ill is substantial, between 1-2% per day. Muscle wasting and weakness delays patient recovery and rehabilitation. Understanding the relationship between nutritional and inflammatory markers will help to identify a notional “nutritional tipping point”, where anaboli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wandrag, Liesl
Other Authors: Hickson, Mary : Frost, Gary : Brett, Stephen
Published: Imperial College London 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.624073