Metabolism and artificial nutrition in the critically ill /
The critically ill patient in intensive care often has to face significant metabolic alterations caused directly by the illness or secondary by complications (i.e. infections, organ failure or sepsis). Situations of rapidly evolving altered metabolism are maintained by or can trigger complex hormona...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milano ; New York :
Springer,
[1999]
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| Series: | Topics in anaesthesia and critical care.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The critically ill patient in intensive care often has to face significant metabolic alterations caused directly by the illness or secondary by complications (i.e. infections, organ failure or sepsis). Situations of rapidly evolving altered metabolism are maintained by or can trigger complex hormonal reactions which in turn promote further metabolic derangements. Surgery or trauma patients and those afflicted by septic complications can present significant nitrogen loss with consequent altered protein, carbohydrate or lipid metabolism. Further knowledge regarding the pathophysiology of metabolism and how abnormal stimulation of pyhsiological mechanisms can alter the consumption of principal energy substrates is necessary for optimal care of patients with altered metabolic functions. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788847029019 (electronic bk.) 8847029015 (electronic bk.) |