| From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Pichard, Claude (Editor), Kudsk, Kenneth A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540426043 ISBN-13: 9783540426042 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 Annotation: Critically ill and critically injured patients require specialized nutrition support to avoid the complications of progressive malnutrition. There is a paucity of information providing practical solutions to these difficult clinical problems. From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of the management of this high-risk patient population. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art discussion of nutritional and metabolic issues relevant to this resource-intensive patient population and contains current references, liberal tables and figures, and the personal insights of recognized international leaders in this field. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nutrition - Medical | Critical Care - Medical | Surgery - General |
| Dewey: 615.854 |
| Series: Update in Intensive Care Medicine |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.18" W x 9.16" (1.58 lbs) 483 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Critically ill and critically injured patients require specialized nutrition support to avoid the complications of progressive malnutrition. There is a paucity of information providing practical solutions to these difficult clinical problems. From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU focuses on the theoretical and practical aspects of the management of this high-risk patient population. Each chapter presents a state-of-the-art discussion of nutritional and metabolic issues relevant to this resource-intensive patient population and contains current references, liberal tables and figures, and the personal insights of recognized international leaders in this field. |