Journal article
What, How, and How Much Should Patients with Burns be Fed?
Abstract
The hypermetabolic response to severe burn injury is characterized by hyperdynamic circulation and profound metabolic, physiologic, catabolic, and immune system derangements. Failure to satisfy overwhelming energy and protein requirements after, and during, severe burn injury results in multiorgan dysfunction, increased susceptibility to infection, and death. Attenuation of the hypermetabolic response by various pharmacologic modalities is …
Authors
Williams FN; Branski LK; Jeschke MG; Herndon DN
Journal
, Vol. 91, No. 3, pp. 609–629
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.suc.2011.03.002
ISSN
0039-6109