stabiele intensive care patienten met allerlei onderliggende aandoeningen malabsorption small bowel (enterocyte) function
Conditions
Interventions
The citrulline generation test.
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. age between 18-80 2. informed consent 3. fecal production
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: no signs of malabsorption, liver cirrhosis, steroids (> 10 mg/dag), pregnancy, partenteral nutrition
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The determination of the effects of enteral and intravenous glutamine administration on CGT values in these patients. The assessment of differences in plasma citrulline concentrations following venous and arterial blood sampling, respectively | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The determination of discriminatory CGT values in *stable* ICU patients who are able to tolerate enteral nutrition meeting their full protein-energy requirements enteral enery losses (using bomb calorimetry) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed