Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9072664 | Clinical Nutrition | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Negative energy balances were correlated with increasing number of complications, particularly infections. Energy debt appears as a promising tool for nutritional follow-up, which should be further tested. Delaying initiation of nutritional support exposes the patients to energy deficits that cannot be compensated later on.
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Authors
Stéphane Villet, René L. Chiolero, Marc D. Bollmann, Jean-Pierre Revelly, Marie-Christine Cayeux RN, Jacques Delarue, Mette M. Berger,