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Nutritional Support in Burns

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Modern Treatment of Severe Burns

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After a short duration of ebb phase or shock phase, the burn patient enters a hypermetabolic state, characterized by an elevated metabolic rate, increased protein catabolism and gluconeogenesis, and loss of body weight. Energy requirements are often high, up to 4000 kcal (16 736kJ) or more per day. Thus vigorous nutritional support is needed in order to prevent complications precipitated by catabolism, and to promote early anabolism and wound healing.

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  1. PLA Research Institute of Trauma-Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, 200 433, Shanghai, PR China

    Fang Zhi-yang Prof. M.D.

  2. Trauma-Burn Center, Postgraduate Military Medical College of PLA, 100 037, Beijing, PR China

    Sheng Zhi-yong Prof. M.D.

  3. PLA Research Institute of Burn, Third Military Medical University, 630 038, Chongqing, PR China

    Li Ngao Prof. M.D.

  4. PLA Research Institute of Trauma-Burn Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, 174 Changhai Road, 200 433, Shanghai, PR China

    Ge Sheng-de Prof. B.S., M.D.

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Shi-liang, W., Ngao, L. (1992). Nutritional Support in Burns. In: Zhi-yang, F., Zhi-yong, S., Ngao, L., Sheng-de, G. (eds) Modern Treatment of Severe Burns. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76623-7_15

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