Biochemical Markers of Nutrition Support in Critically Ill Trauma Victims.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In critically ill patients, plasma serum albumin and transthyretin concentrations are thought to reflect the effects of acute illness, including resuscitation and inflammation. Their use as markers for preexisting nutrition status is, therefore, not recommended. Whether they can be used to assess subsequent effectiveness of artificial nutrition support is unclear. We sought to determine if these biomarkers are associated with enteral caloric intake in critically ill trauma patients.

Materials and methods

We analyzed data from adult trauma victims who required ≥2 days of mechanical ventilation and ≥7 days of intensive care. We categorized patients into low, middle, or high enteral calorie delivery groups (2, 9, or 17 kcal/kg/d during the first week). We compared se

SUBMITTER: Parent B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337092 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature