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Evaluation of a non-invasive multisensor accelerometer for calculating energy expenditure in ventilated intensive care patients compared to indirect calorimetry and predictive equations
Continuous measurement of resting energy expenditure (REE) in critically ill patients remains challenging but is required to prevent malnutrition. SenseWear Pro 3 Armband (SWA) is a research grade acceleromete...
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Genetic polymorphisms in the UDP-glucuronosyltransferase UGT1A7 gene in patients with acute liver failure after kava-kava consumption
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Open AccessPre-Study protocol MagPEP: a multicentre randomized controlled trial of magnesium sulphate in the prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is the most common complication of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). In spite of continuing research, no pharmacologic agent capable of effect...
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Open AccessL-Carnitine-supplementation in advanced pancreatic cancer (CARPAN) - a randomized multicentre trial
Cachexia, a >10% loss of body-weight, is one factor determining the poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Deficiency of L-Carnitine has been proposed to cause cancer cachexia.