Session Information
Clinical Nutrition Week 10
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PHARMACONUTRITION IN THE ICU: RESULTS OF RECENT RANDOMIZED TRIALS
Track : Feburary 9, 2010
Program Code: T31
SPEAKER (S):
Renee Stapleton, MD, MSC
Robert Martindale, MD, PhD, Medical Director of Hospital Nutrition Services, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Todd Rice, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
Description
"Join a team of experts in nutrition support therapy from across the
continent for a lively discussion on pharmaconutrition in the critical
care setting. The use of specialized nutrients can modify the underlying
disease process and improve the outcomes of critically ill patients.
Pharmaconutrition formulas may provide exciting innovations for
the nutrition therapy of the critically ill patient. This session will focus
on the results of recent trials of omega 3 fatty acids, glutamine and
antioxidants. Come and receive this new information firsthand."


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