8 research outputs found
Effects of Robot-Assisted-Activity Program on Interaction Behaviors in Children with Cancer
Evaluating the effectiveness of preoperative interventions: the appropriateness of using the children's emotional manifestation scale
Weight-Loss Induced Changes in Physical Activity and Activity Energy Expenditure in Overweight and Obese Subjects before and after Energy Restriction
Development and validation of a Brief Diet Quality Assessment Tool in the French-speaking adults from Quebec
The Branched Chain Amino Acids in the Context of Other Amino Acids in Traumatic Brain Injury
Glutamine supplementation in multiple trauma of critical care
Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and has been considered nonessential in the past because it can be synthesized de novo. However, during stress and catabolic conditions such as multiple trauma and critical illness, the demand for glutamine increases and its concentration in plasma and muscle falls dramatically. Therefore, glutamine has been reclassified as an essential amino acid under such conditions. Parenteral glutamine supplementation in multiple trauma patients has been associated with reduced infectious complications, mortality, costs, and hospital length of stay. However, glutamine supplementation in multiple trauma patients receiving enteral nutrition and its best route are still controversial.Although glutamine supplementation is recommended, further well-designed multicenter trials are needed to provide a confirmed conclusion