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FUEL MIXTURES FOR CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS GIVEN TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION |
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| Abstract: | A wide range of fuel mixtures in intravenous regimens, from pure glucose to 75 percent lipid emulsion, is capable of maintaining protein equilibrium in sick patients requiring ventilatory support. What should be used? |
| Keywords: | total parenteral nutrition energy requirement glucose lipid insulin protein turnover leucine respiratory quotient |