The Association between Nutritional Adequacy and Long-term Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

Background: While the provision of adequate nutrition support in critically ill patients has been shown to have an impact on short-term clinical outcomes, relatively little is known about subsequent long-term outcomes. We aimed to examine the association between nutritional adequacy and long-term ou...

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Main Author: Wei, Xuejiao
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8349