Immunonutrition – the influence of early postoperative glutamine supplementation in enteral/parenteral nutrition on immune response, wound healing and length of hospital stay in multiple trauma patients and patients after extensive surgery

Introduction: In the postoperative phase, the prognosis of multiple trauma patients with severe brain injuries as well as of patients with extensive head and neck surgery mainly depends on protein metabolism and the prevention of septic complications. Wound healing problems can also result in marked...

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Main Authors: Lorenz, Kai J., Schallert, Reiner, Daniel, Volker
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2015-12-01
Series:GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/iprs/2015-4/iprs000074.shtml