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Trace element formulations in intravenous feeding

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Total parenteral nutrition as pioneered by Dudrick et al.1, is employed to reverse negative nitrogen balance in the malnourished patient. Weight gain and restoration of lean body mass are accompanied by enhanced wound healing and improved morbidity and mortality.

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Kartinos, N.J. (1978). Trace element formulations in intravenous feeding. In: Johnston, I.D.A. (eds) Advances in Parenteral Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7188-5_15

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