Glutamine in critically ill patients: is it a fundamental nutritional supplement? - Critical Care Science (CCS)

Glutamine in critically ill patients: is it a fundamental nutritional supplement? |

What should the researchers of glutamine effects on the intensive care unit population be aware of in the future?

In future studies, we need to learn more about glutamine kinetics, the relationship between plasma glutamine concentration, and endogenous glutamine production along the evolution of critically ill patients. It will be important to know whether glutamine kinetics always have the same pattern or if it varies with the pathological situation in order to determine to whom and when to supplement glutamine.

Future research must explore the mechanism by which a glutamine deficiency could be harmful for some patients.

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