Model System:

Burn

Reference Type:

JA

Accession No.:

NULL

Journal:

J Surg Res

Year, Volume, Issue, Page(s):

, 166, 1, e83-90

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to compare a low fat/high-carbohydrate diet and a high-fat diet on clinical outcomes by a retrospective cohort study. METHODS: Nine hundred forty-four children with burns = 40% of their total body surface area (TBSA) were divided into two groups: patients receiving Vivonex T.E.N. (low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet; n = 518) and patients receiving milk (high-fat diet; n = 426). Patient demographics, caloric intake, length of hospital stay, and incidence of sepsis, mortality, hepatic steatosis, and organomegaly at autopsy were determined. RESULTS: Demographics and caloric intake were similar in both groups. Patients receiving Vivonex T.E.N. had shorter (intensive care unit) ICU stays (Vivonex T.E.N.: 31 ± 2 d; milk: 47 ± 2 d; P

Author(s):

Lee J.O.; Gauglitz G.G.; Herndon D.N.; Hawkins H.K.; Halder S.C.; Jeschke M.G.

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