Journal article
Association Between Dietary Fat Content and Outcomes in Pediatric Burn Patients1
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare a low fat/high-carbohydrate diet and a high-fat diet on clinical outcomes by a retrospective cohort study.
METHODS: Nine hundred forty-four children with burns ≥ 40% of their total body surface area (TBSA) were divided into two groups: patients receiving Vivonex T.E.N. (low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet; n = 518) and patients receiving milk (high-fat diet; n = 426). Patient demographics, caloric …
Authors
Lee JO; Gauglitz GG; Herndon DN; Hawkins HK; Halder SC; Jeschke MG
Journal
Journal of Surgical Research, Vol. 166, No. 1, pp. e83–e90
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.jss.2010.10.006
ISSN
0022-4804