Journal of Nutritional Disorders & Therapy

Przemysław Matras

Publications

• Original Article
  “When is Glutamine Supplementation Beneficial?”
  Author(s): Przemysław Matras, Prendecka Monika, Bartoszewska Lidia, Szpetnar Maria and Rudzki SławomirPrzemysław Matras, Prendecka Monika, Bartoszewska Lidia, Szpetnar Maria and Rudzki Sławomir
  
  The role of glutamine in metabolic processes has been quite extensively researched and described, though no consensus exists as to its role in treatment. It is considered significant mainly for ICU patients; though no clear criteria for including glutamine in treatment have been defined. It is known that glutamine should be administered as a complement to nutritional treatment, and not independently. The purpose of the paper was to identify practical criteria for determining the clinical benefits of glutamine supplementation. The study was performed in the years 2007-2015 at the 1st Department of General and Transplantation Surgery and Nutritional Therapy of the Lublin Medical University in Lublin, Poland. It included patients scheduled for surgery due to a gastrointestinal cancer. The final study group included 105 patients, 48 female and 57 male. We found that low blood concentratio.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000227

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