Prevalence of glutamine deficiency in ICU patients: a cross-sectional analytical study.

Arista NienaberRobin Claire DolmanAveralda Eldorine van GraanRenée Blaauw

Published in: Nutrition journal (2016)

About a third of patients (38 %) were glutamine deficient on admission to ICU, whereas some presented with supra-normal levels. While glutamine levels correlated inversely with inflammatory markers, and a CRP value of above 95.5 mg/L indicated potential glutamine deficiency, the clinical application of this finding needs further investigation.

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