Protein requirements, morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients: fundamentals and applications
Recent evidence suggests that a negative protein balance secondary to severe disease is associated with increased morbidity. A loss of total body protein is inevitable in this scenario, even with an aggressive nutritional approach, primarily due to the catabolism of skeletal muscle fibers. The ubiqu...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Medicina intensiva
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4031858/ |