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Parenteral Nutrition with Essential Amino Acids in Pretransplantation Anephrics
Author(s) -
Kaminski M.V.,
Light J.A.,
Briggs W.A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/014860717800200102
Subject(s) - tonicity , parenteral nutrition , urea , amino acid , blood urea nitrogen , creatinine , medicine , nitrogen balance , glutamine , urea cycle , splenectomy , renal function , chemistry , biochemistry , nitrogen , spleen , organic chemistry , arginine
The effect of intravenous hyperalimentation with essential amino acids and hypertonic dextrose on nitrogen metabolism, total body urea and creatinine was studied in 16 patients with end‐stage renal disease prior to and after bilateral nephrectomy, splenectomy and appendectomy. Parenteral essential amino acids and hypertonic dextrose are effective in lowering blood urea nitrogen in anephric patients who are incapable of improving renal function. The inclusion of essential amino acids in hypertonic dextrose increases nutritional value far beyond that which can be attributed to the caloric concentration of the amino acids themselves.