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Xi F, You Y, Ding W, Gao T, Cao Y, Tan S, Yu W. Association of longitudinal changes in skeletal muscle mass with prognosis and nutritional intake in acutely hospitalized patients with abdominal trauma: a retrospective observational study. Front Nutr 2023; 10:1085124. [PMID: 37324740 PMCID: PMC10264603 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1085124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Background The objective of this study was to explore whether longitudinal changes in skeletal muscle mass, from hospital admission to 3 weeks post-trauma, are associated with poor prognosis and nutritional intake in acutely hospitalized patients with abdominal trauma. Methods A single-center retrospective observational review was conducted on 103 patients with abdominal trauma admitted to the Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University between January 2010 and April 2020. Skeletal muscle mass was assessed by abdominal computed tomography (CT) performed within 14 days before surgery and on post-trauma days 1-3 (week 0), 7-10 (week 1), 14-17 (week 2), and 21-24 (week 3). The skeletal muscle index (SMI) at L3, change in SMI per day (ΔSMI/day), and percent change in SMI per day (ΔSMI/day [%]) were calculated. The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the discriminatory performance of ΔSMI/day (%) for mortality. Linear correlation analysis was used to evaluate the associations between ΔSMI/day (%) and daily caloric or protein intake. Results Among the included patients, there were 91 males and 12 females (mean age ± standard deviation 43.74 ± 15.53 years). ΔSMI4-1/d (%) had a ROC-area under the curve of 0.747 (p = 0.048) and a cut-off value of -0.032 for overall mortality. There were significant positive correlations between ΔSMI4-1/d (%) and daily caloric intake and protein intake (Y = 0.0007501*X - 1.397, R2 = 0.282, R = 0.531, p < 0.001; Y = 0.008183*X - 0.9228, R2 = 0.194, R = 0.440, p < 0.001). Δ SMI/day (%) was positively correlated with daily caloric intake ≥80% of resting energy expenditure in weeks 2, 3, and 1-3 post-trauma and with protein intake >1.2 g/kg/d in weeks 3 and 1-3 post-trauma. Conclusion Loss of skeletal muscle mass is associated with poor prognosis and nutritional intake in patients admitted to hospital with abdominal trauma.
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- Fengchan Xi
- Research Institute of General Surgery, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Research Institute of General Surgery, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Santos Silva M, Rego R, Torrao C, Amaral IM, Pereira R, Pinho JP, Sousa Marinho RC, Sousa Marinho AD. The Caloric Necessities of Critical Care Patients During the First Week of Admission. Cureus 2023; 15:e33999. [PMID: 36824564 PMCID: PMC9941035 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The nutritional needs of critically ill patients have been the subject of intense controversy. In accordance with international guidelines, it is advocated to optimize a nutritional intake based on the following recommendation: 25-30 kcal/kg body weight per day. However, there still are authors who recommend permissive underfeeding in the first week of hospitalization. Nevertheless, energy expenditure (EE) and necessity are influenced by the catabolic phase of critical illness, which may vary over time on a patient and from patient to patient. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to assess if the energy needs of critically ill patients admitted in our intensive care unit (ICU) in the first week of hospitalization are in line with those recommended by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) international guidelines. METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was carried out from September to December 2019. The energy needs were evaluated by indirect calorimetry and by the Harris-Benedict equation. Stress variables were evaluated, namely, the type of pathology, hemodynamic support, sedation, temperature, sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, and state at discharge. RESULTS Forty-six patients were included in this study, with an average energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry of 19.22 ± 4.67 kcal/kg/day. The energy expenditure was less than 20 kcal/kg/day in 63% of the measurements. The concordance rate did not show the relationship between the Harris-Benedict equation and the values of indirect calorimetry. Stress variables were analyzed, with the SOFA score as the only variable with values close to statistical significance. CONCLUSION In our ICU, the energy needs of critically ill patients in the first week of hospitalization are lower than the intake recommended by the guidelines.
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Xiong W, Qian K. Low-Protein, Hypocaloric Nutrition with Glutamine versus Full-Feeding in the Acute Phase in ICU Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2021; 17:703-710. [PMID: 33688193 PMCID: PMC7936715 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s296296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the 28-day mortality, the length of ICU stay, days in the hospital, days of ventilator use, adverse events, and nosocomial infection events of low-protein, hypocaloric nutrition with glutamine in the first 7 days of the intensive care unit (ICU) patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI). PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 53 patients diagnosed with STBI enrolled from the third affiliated hospital of Nanchang University (Nanchang, China), from January 2019 to July 2020, were divided into two groups. We performed a randomized prospective controlled trial. The intervention group (n=27) was nutritional supported (intestinal or parenteral) with a caloric capacity of 20-40% of European Conference on Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) recommendations; specifically, low-protein intake was 0.5-0.7g/kg per day (containing the amount of alanyl-glutamine), glutamine was 0.3 g/kg per day, and the intervention treatment lasted for 7 days. The control group (n=26) was nutritionally supported with a caloric capacity of 70-100% of ESPEN recommendations, and the protein intake was 1.2-1.7 g/kg per day. The primary endpoint was 28-day mortality. Secondary endpoints were the length of ICU stay, days in the hospital, days of ventilator use, adverse events and nosocomial infection events. RESULTS There were no differences in baseline characteristics between groups. Survival curve analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method revealed no significant difference in 28-day mortality between the two groups (P=0.31) while adverse events (χ 2= 5.853, P=0.016), nosocomial infection rate (χ 2 = 4.316, P=0.038), the length of ICU stay (t=-2.617, P=0.012), hospitalization time (t=-2.169, P=0.036), and days of ventilator use (t=-2.144,P=0.037) of patients in the intervention group were significantly lower than those in the control group. CONCLUSION Low-protein, hypocaloric nutrition with glutamine did not show different outcomes in 28-day mortality compared to full-feeding nutritional support in the ICU patients with STBI. However, low-protein, hypocaloric nutrition with glutamine could provide a lower need for ICU time, hospitalization time, and ventilator time in the ICU patients with STBI.
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- Weichuan Xiong
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People's Republic of China.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People's Republic of China
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van Zanten ARH, De Waele E, Wischmeyer PE. Nutrition therapy and critical illness: practical guidance for the ICU, post-ICU, and long-term convalescence phases. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2019; 23:368. [PMID: 31752979 PMCID: PMC6873712 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2657-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although mortality due to critical illness has fallen over decades, the number of patients with long-term functional disabilities has increased, leading to impaired quality of life and significant healthcare costs. As an essential part of the multimodal interventions available to improve outcome of critical illness, optimal nutrition therapy should be provided during critical illness, after ICU discharge, and following hospital discharge. METHODS This narrative review summarizes the latest scientific insights and guidelines on ICU nutrition delivery. Practical guidance is given to provide optimal nutrition therapy during the three phases of the patient journey. RESULTS Based on recent literature and guidelines, gradual progression to caloric and protein targets during the initial phase of ICU stay is recommended. After this phase, full caloric dose can be provided, preferably based on indirect calorimetry. Phosphate should be monitored to detect refeeding hypophosphatemia, and when occurring, caloric restriction should be instituted. For proteins, at least 1.3 g of proteins/kg/day should be targeted after the initial phase. During the chronic ICU phase, and after ICU discharge, higher protein/caloric targets should be provided preferably combined with exercise. After ICU discharge, achieving protein targets is more difficult than reaching caloric goals, in particular after removal of the feeding tube. After hospital discharge, probably very high-dose protein and calorie feeding for prolonged duration is necessary to optimize the outcome. High-protein oral nutrition supplements are likely essential in this period. Several pharmacological options are available to combine with nutrition therapy to enhance the anabolic response and stimulate muscle protein synthesis. CONCLUSIONS During and after ICU care, optimal nutrition therapy is essential to improve the long-term outcome to reduce the likelihood of the patient to becoming a "victim" of critical illness. Frequently, nutrition targets are not achieved in any phase of recovery. Personalized nutrition therapy, while respecting different targets during the phases of the patient journey after critical illness, should be prescribed and monitored.
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- Intensive Care Unit, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Nutrition, UZ Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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Patkova A, Joskova V, Havel E, Kovarik M, Kucharova M, Zadak Z, Hronek M. Energy, Protein, Carbohydrate, and Lipid Intakes and Their Effects on Morbidity and Mortality in Critically Ill Adult Patients: A Systematic Review. Adv Nutr 2017; 8:624-634. [PMID: 28710148 PMCID: PMC5502871 DOI: 10.3945/an.117.015172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The guidelines for nutritional support in critically ill adult patients differ in various aspects. The optimal amount of energy and nutritional substrates supplied is important for reducing morbidity and mortality, but unfortunately this is not well known, because the topic is complex and every patient is individual. The aim of this review was to gather recent pertinent information concerning the nutritional support of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with respect to the energy, protein, carbohydrate, and lipid intakes and the effect of their specific utilization on morbidity and mortality. Enteral nutrition (EN) is generally recommended over parenteral nutrition (PN) and is beneficial when administered within 24-48 h after ICU admission. In contrast, early PN does not provide substantial advantages in terms of morbidity and mortality, and the time when it is safe and beneficial remains unclear. The most advantageous recommendation seems to be administration of a hypocaloric (<20 kcal · kg-1 · d-1), high-protein diet (amino acids at doses of ≥2 g · kg-1 · d-1), at least during the first week of critical illness. Another important factor for reducing morbidity is the maintenance of blood glucose concentrations at 120-150 mg/dL, which is accomplished with the use of insulin and lower doses of glucose of 1-2 g · kg-1 · d-1, because this prevents the risk of hypoglycemia and is associated with a better prognosis according to recent studies. A fat emulsion is used as a source of required calories because of insulin resistance in the majority of patients. In addition, lipid oxidation in these patients is ∼25% higher than in healthy subjects.
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- Anna Patkova
- Departments of Biological and Medical Sciences and,Departments of Research and Development and
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- Departments of Biological and Medical Sciences and,Departments of Research and Development and
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- Surgery, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Departments of Biological and Medical Sciences and,Departments of Research and Development and
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- Biophysics and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic; and,Departments of Research and Development and
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- Departments of Biological and Medical Sciences and .,Departments of Research and Development and
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Chapple LS, Deane AM, Lange K, Kranz AJ, Williams LT, Chapman MJ. Weekend days are not required to accurately measure oral intake in hospitalised patients. J Hum Nutr Diet 2016; 30:378-384. [PMID: 27709690 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition studies in patients admitted to hospital frequently disregard oral intake because measurement is time-intensive and logistically challenging. In free-living populations, weighed food records (WFR) are the gold-standard and are conducted on weekend and weekdays to capture variations in intake, although this may not translate during hospitalisation. The present study aimed to determine whether oral intake differs between weekends and weekdays in hospitalised patients. METHODS For adult patients initially admitted to the intensive therapy unit with a moderate-severe head injury over a 12-month period, WFR were conducted each week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout hospitalisation. Meal components were weighed before and after consumption, and energy and protein intakes were calculated using specialised software. Data are reported as the mean (SD). Differences were assessed using paired t-tests and agreement using Bland-Altman plots. RESULTS Thirty-two patients had WFR collected on 220 days, 68% (n = 149) on weekdays and 32% (n = 71) on weekends. Overall, daily intakes were 5.72 (3.67) MJ [1367 (877) kcal] and 62 (40) g protein. There were no differences in intake across all days (P = 0.937 energy, P = 0.797 protein), nor between weekdays and weekends, in weeks 1-3 of oral intake (all P > 0.1). Limits of agreement between mean intakes across days were wide for energy [range -11.20 to 9.55 MJ (-2680 to 2283 kcal)] and protein (range -125 to 110 g). CONCLUSIONS Grouped energy and protein intakes from WFR in hospitalised patients are similar on weekdays and weekends, although large intra-patient variations occur. Future quantification of oral intake during hospitalisation should include as many days as feasible, although not necessarily weekend days, to reflect true intake.
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- L S Chapple
- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Level 4, Emergency Services Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute of Queensland, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
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- Discipline of Acute Care Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Centre of Research Excellence in Translating Nutritional Science to Good Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,Intensive Care Unit, Level 4, Emergency Services Building, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Elke G, van Zanten ARH, Lemieux M, McCall M, Jeejeebhoy KN, Kott M, Jiang X, Day AG, Heyland DK. Enteral versus parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care 2016; 20:117. [PMID: 27129307 PMCID: PMC4851818 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-016-1298-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 200] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Enteral nutrition (EN) is recommended as the preferred route for early nutrition therapy in critically ill adults over parenteral nutrition (PN). A recent large randomized controlled trial (RCT) showed no outcome differences between the two routes. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of the route of nutrition (EN versus PN) on clinical outcomes of critically ill patients. METHODS An electronic search from 1980 to 2016 was performed identifying relevant RCTs. Individual trial data were abstracted and methodological quality of included trials scored independently by two reviewers. The primary outcome was overall mortality and secondary outcomes included infectious complications, length of stay (LOS) and mechanical ventilation. Subgroup analyses were performed to examine the treatment effect by dissimilar caloric intakes, year of publication and trial methodology. We performed a test of asymmetry to assess for the presence of publication bias. RESULTS A total of 18 RCTs studying 3347 patients met inclusion criteria. Median methodological score was 7 (range, 2-12). No effect on overall mortality was found (1.04, 95 % CI 0.82, 1.33, P = 0.75, heterogeneity I(2) = 11 %). EN compared to PN was associated with a significant reduction in infectious complications (RR 0.64, 95 % CI 0.48, 0.87, P = 0.004, I(2) = 47 %). This was more pronounced in the subgroup of RCTs where the PN group received significantly more calories (RR 0.55, 95 % CI 0.37, 0.82, P = 0.003, I(2) = 0 %), while no effect was seen in trials where EN and PN groups had a similar caloric intake (RR 0.94, 95 % CI 0.80, 1.10, P = 0.44, I(2) = 0 %; test for subgroup differences, P = 0.003). Year of publication and methodological quality did not influence these findings; however, a publication bias may be present as the test of asymmetry was significant (P = 0.003). EN was associated with significant reduction in ICU LOS (weighted mean difference [WMD] -0.80, 95 % CI -1.23, -0.37, P = 0.0003, I(2) = 0 %) while no significant differences in hospital LOS and mechanical ventilation were observed. CONCLUSIONS In critically ill patients, the use of EN as compared to PN has no effect on overall mortality but decreases infectious complications and ICU LOS. This may be explained by the benefit of reduced macronutrient intake rather than the enteral route itself.
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- Gunnar Elke
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3 Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care, Gelderse Vallei Hospital, Willy Brandtlaan 10, 6716, RP, Ede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University and Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Angada 4, K7L 2V7, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Medical/Surgical ICU, Specialized Complex Care, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, St Michael's Hospital, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3 Haus 12, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University and Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Angada 4, K7L 2V7, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University and Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Angada 4, K7L 2V7, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Queen's University and Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston General Hospital, Angada 4, K7L 2V7, Kingston, ON, Canada.
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