Glutamine is the most abundant and versatile amino acid in the body. In health and disease,
the rate of glutamine consumption by immune cells is similar or greater than glucose. For …

Under stress conditions, the metabolic demand for nutrients increases, which, if not met, may
slow down or indeed stop the wound from healing, thus, becoming chronic wounds. This …

Following the new ESPEN Standard Operating Procedures, the previous guidelines to
provide best medical nutritional therapy to critically ill patients have been updated. These …

Objective To provide an update to “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management
of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012”. Design A consensus committee of 55 international …

Objective: To provide an update to the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for
Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock,” last published in 2008. Design: A …

Background Controversy exists about the timing of the initiation of parenteral nutrition in
critically ill adults in whom caloric targets cannot be met by enteral nutrition alone. Methods …

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are systematically developed statements to assist
practitioners and patient decisions about appropriate healthcare for specific clinical …

Purpose Enteral and parenteral nutrition of adult critically ill patients varies in terms of the
route of nutrient delivery, the amount and composition of macro-and micronutrients, and the …

Introduction The potential benefit of parenteral glutamine (GLN) supplementation has been
one of the most commonly studied nutritional interventions in the critical care setting. The …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Glutamine supplementation has been associated with reduced
mortality, infections and hospital length of stay in critically ill patients and patients …