Glutamine-enhanced nutrition in the critically ill patient.

Hosp Med

Intensive Care Medicine Research Group, Department of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GA.

Published: March 2002

It is well established that critically ill patients have a deficiency of the amino acid glutamine. This article reviews the evidence for supplemental glutamine in the critically ill, focusing on the benefits in terms of reduced mortality and infectious morbidity.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2002.63.3.2058DOI Listing

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