Open AccessGrowth Hormone, Glutamine, and an Optimal Diet Reduces Parenteral Nutrition in Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome
Author(s) -
Theresa A. Byrne,
Douglas W. Wilmore,
Kishore Iyer,
John K. DiBaise,
Kerri A. Clancy,
Malcolm K. Robinson,
Peter Chang,
Joseph M. Gertner,
David B. Lautz
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000186479.53295.14
Subject(s) - medicine , placebo , calorie , glutamine , malabsorption , parenteral nutrition , gastroenterology , short bowel syndrome , randomized controlled trial , endocrinology , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine , amino acid , pathology
To determine if growth hormone (GH) and glutamine (Gln) might allow for a reduction in parenteral nutrition (PN) in individuals with short bowel syndrome.