Malabsorption and nutritional balance in the ICU: fecal weight as a biomarker: a prospective observational pilot study

INTRODUCTION: Malabsorption, which is frequently underdiagnosed in critically ill patients, is clinically relevant with regard to nutritional balance and nutritional management. We aimed to validate the diagnostic accuracy of fecal weight as a biomarker for fecal loss and additionally to assess feca...

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Main Authors: Wierdsma, Nicolette J, Peters, Job HC, Weijs, Peter JM, Keur, Martjin B, Girbes, Armand RJ, van Bodegraven, Ad A, Beishuizen, Albertus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388706/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22071233
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10530
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