Parenteral Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood
"A tranquil mind puts flesh on a man" English proverb After aperiod of relative neglect, nutrition as a medical science is now an area of great clinical and investigative activ ity. This renewed interest in clinical nutrition derives in large part from observations suggesting that early n...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1974, 1974
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1974 |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The history of parenteral alimentation
- The regulation of energy intake by developing and adult animals
- Factors influencing amino acid utilization
- Amino Acid Requirements in childhood
- Intravenous carbohydrate tolerance in infancy
- Substrate supply and utilization in various conditions
- The utilization of xylitol, fructose and sorbitol
- Fatty acid oxidation during development
- Utilization and tolerance of intravenous fat emulsions
- Alcohol metabolism during development
- Fluid and electrolyte requirements and tolerance
- Trace elements and vitamins
- The rapid rehabilitation of severely undernourished children
- Technique of total parenteral nutrition in infants
- Postoperative parenteral feeding of neonates: Peripheral vein infusion technique, fat administration and metabolic studies
- Controlled parenteral nutrition of premature infants
- Total intravenous alimentation in low birth weight premature infants
- Intrauterine amino acid feeding of the fetus
- The role and effect of parenteral nutrition on the liver and its use in chronic inflammatory bowel disease in childhood
- Parenteral nutrition of renal disease
- Parenteral nutrition in critical illness
- Parenteral Nutrition in Children with Burns
- Experience in the Shriners Burns Institute in Cincinnati
- Experience in the Shriners Burns Institute in Boston
- Experience with central venous catheters
- Metabolic complications of total parenteral nutrition
- Infection in association with intravenous feeding
- Contributors
- Author Index