Abstract:
:Modulation of inflammatory and immune response to critical illness has been the goal of much research in the last decade and a variety of drugs and nutrients (so called "immunonutrients") have been tested in experimental models with promising results. Though, in the clinical setting of intensive care, their efficacy have been inconsistently proven, most likely because the effects of each drug may vary in relation to the timing, the dose, the route of administration, the interaction with other nutrients, the severity of illness and many other factors. Though the early studies of the beginning of this century (2000-2009) have shown some clinical benefits, recent multicenter trials (2011-2015) have failed to prove a consistent benefit of immunonutrition in terms of mortality or other clinical endpoints. Reviewing the latest evidence-based documents on this subject (multicenter trials, systematic reviews, meta-analyses and international guidelines), there is no convincing evidence that immunonutrients may be beneficial in the critically ill. Considering that these substances invariably increase the costs of health care and may be unsafe or even harmful in some subgroups, particularly in septic patients, we conclude that routine administration of immune-nutrients (glutamine, arginine, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, etc.) cannot be currently recommended in the critically ill.
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Minerva Anestesioljournal_title
Minerva anestesiologicaauthors
Annetta MG,Pittiruti M,Vecchiarelli P,Silvestri D,Caricato A,Antonelli Msubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-03-01 00:00:00pages
320-31issue
3eissn
0375-9393issn
1827-1596pii
R02Y9999N00A150063journal_volume
82pub_type
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2012-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
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更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 评论,信件
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-12-10 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Sepsis is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the intensive care unit (ICU). We performed a study to describe the epidemiology of sepsis syndromes in patients admitted to ICUs of the Piedmont region. METHODS:In this prospective, multicentre, observational study, all 3902 patients admitted to a ...
journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Remifentanil has been suggested as a suitable agent for conscious sedation during fibreoptic intubation. We evaluated the optimal effect site concentration (Ce) of remifentanil target-controlled infusion (TCI) for awake nasotracheal fibreoptic intubation in patients undergoing elective cervical spine surgery...
journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Minerva anestesiologica
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00