The refeeding syndrome is a potentially lethal complication of refeeding in patients who are
severely malnourished from whatever cause. Too rapid refeeding, particularly with …

… Shenkin equally contributed to the conception and design of the research; PB … Shenkin
contributed to the acquisition and analysis of the data; PB Soeters, RR Wolfe, and A. Shenkin …

Micronutrients play a central part in metabolism and in the maintenance of tissue function.
An adequate intake therefore is necessary, but provision of excess supplements to people …

1. Recent studies have suggested that interleukin-6 is a major mediator of the acute-phase
protein response in man. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships …

A number of laboratory and clinical studies have shown that interleukin-6 is the principal
mediator of the acute phase protein response. In this study the relationship between serum …

Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) was introduced as a treatment modality in the early 1970s
primarily for the treatment of chronic intestinal failure in patients with benign disease. The …

In a series of patients with acute pancreatitis we have studied complement factors, antiproteases
(α 2 ‐macroglobulin and α 2 ‐antiprotease) and C‐reactive protein to determine the …

Background The worldwide debate over the use of artificial nutrition and hydration remains
controversial although the scientific and medical facts are unequivocal. Artificial nutrition and …

Uric acid (UA) possesses free-radical-scavenging properties, and systemic administration is
known to increase serum antioxidant capacity. However, it is not known whether this …

We have investigated changes in serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) in patients undergoing elective
cholecystectomy. Serum IL-6 increased in all patients within 1.5 hour of incision, reaching a …