Pharmaconutrition and critical ill
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2017.01.006
- VernacularTitle:危重症药理营养素研究进展
- Author:
Li HONG
- Keywords:
Immunonutrition;
Pharmaconutrition;
Immune modulation;
Nutrition therapy;
Children
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2017;24(1):23-27
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The research to improve outcomes in critically ill patients through nutrition support has steadily progressed over the past 4 decades. One current approach to this problem is the addition of specific nutrients as primary therapy to improve host defenses and improve the outcomes of critically ill patients. The field is referred to as“pharmaconutrition”,focusing investigations on each nutrient to understand its pharma-cological effects on immune and clinical outcomes. The purpose of this review was to introduce some of the known pharmaconutrients such as glutamine,arginine,ω-3 fatty acids,vitamin C,zinc,and selenium,regard-ing critical ill adults and children.
