Selectins in multiple injured patients with severe head trauma
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Nutrition therapy in severe head trauma patients.
This article reviews the literature, organizes the major findings, and generates the best evidence-based recommendations on nutrition therapy for head trauma patients. Despite recent advances in head trauma diagnosis and therapy, the mortality associated with this condition remains high. Few therapeutic interventions have been proven to effectively improve this condition. Head trauma causes mul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc16