Background: Glutamine depletion is common in the critically-ill patients. Glutaminemia lower than 420 μmol/l has been considered as an independent predictive factor of mortality, but the indications for exogenous glutamine supplementation remain controversial. This study intends to determine the glutaminemia profi le in critical surgical patients and to investigate its correlation with the severity indexes and the prognosis. Methods: A prospective study of 28 adult critical surgical patients was performed. Plasma amino acid concentrations were quantifi ed, by ion exchange chromatography, at the moment of admission and at the fi rst and third days, and compared with those of 11 reference healthy individuals. Severity indexes and paramet...
OBJECTIVE: Glutamine and arginine are both used as nutritional supplements in critically ill patient...
Critical illness is characterized by glutamine depletion owing to increased metabolic demand. Glutam...
During critical illness glutamine deficiency may develop. Glutamine supplementation can restore plas...
Background: Glutamine depletion is common in the critically-ill patients. Glutaminemia lower than 42...
Critical illness, defined as a life-threatening organ failure, entails an extreme stress that result...
CITATION: Blaauw, R. Nel, D. G. & Schleicher, G. K. 2020. Plasma glutamine levels in relation to int...
   Objective: Endogenous production of glutamine may be reduced during critical illness. The shor...
Abstract Background A plasma glutamine concentration outside the normal range at Intensive Care Unit...
MSc (Dietetics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015Background Nutritional treatment i...
Objective: To evaluate whether low plasma glutamine (PG) is related to severity of illness, and actu...
CITATION: Nienaber, A., et al. 2016. Prevalence of glutamine deficiency in ICU patients : a cross-se...
Glutamine (Gln) is the most abundant amino acid in the body and the amino acid mostly affected by ca...
Glutamine (gln) is the most abundant free amino acid in the blood. It is involved in important metab...
Net protein loss and large decreases in plasma glutamine concentration are characteristics of critic...
Glutamine (gln) is the most abundant free amino acid in the blood. It is involved in important metab...
OBJECTIVE: Glutamine and arginine are both used as nutritional supplements in critically ill patient...
Critical illness is characterized by glutamine depletion owing to increased metabolic demand. Glutam...
During critical illness glutamine deficiency may develop. Glutamine supplementation can restore plas...
Background: Glutamine depletion is common in the critically-ill patients. Glutaminemia lower than 42...
Critical illness, defined as a life-threatening organ failure, entails an extreme stress that result...
CITATION: Blaauw, R. Nel, D. G. & Schleicher, G. K. 2020. Plasma glutamine levels in relation to int...
   Objective: Endogenous production of glutamine may be reduced during critical illness. The shor...
Abstract Background A plasma glutamine concentration outside the normal range at Intensive Care Unit...
MSc (Dietetics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015Background Nutritional treatment i...
Objective: To evaluate whether low plasma glutamine (PG) is related to severity of illness, and actu...
CITATION: Nienaber, A., et al. 2016. Prevalence of glutamine deficiency in ICU patients : a cross-se...
Glutamine (Gln) is the most abundant amino acid in the body and the amino acid mostly affected by ca...
Glutamine (gln) is the most abundant free amino acid in the blood. It is involved in important metab...
Net protein loss and large decreases in plasma glutamine concentration are characteristics of critic...
Glutamine (gln) is the most abundant free amino acid in the blood. It is involved in important metab...
OBJECTIVE: Glutamine and arginine are both used as nutritional supplements in critically ill patient...
Critical illness is characterized by glutamine depletion owing to increased metabolic demand. Glutam...
During critical illness glutamine deficiency may develop. Glutamine supplementation can restore plas...