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The gut in local and systemic disease

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Metabolism and Artificial Nutrition in the Critically Ill

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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is one of the most complex organs in the body. Its ability to extract from food a chemically mixed compound, the nutrients required for normal body growth and maintenance and eliminate unnecessary or noxious substances as well as control the immunological environment attests to an amazing organizational capacity.

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  1. M. Zanello
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  1. Institute of General Clinical Medicine, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    G. Guarnieri MD

  2. Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    F. Iscra MD

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Zanello, M., Di Mauro, L., Santoro, C. (1999). The gut in local and systemic disease. In: Guarnieri, G., Iscra, F. (eds) Metabolism and Artificial Nutrition in the Critically Ill. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2901-9_19

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