Hyperproteic Nutrition:Correlation of BUN to Nitrogen Balance

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2007
This study is designed to determine if the following are true. When protein requirements exceed metabolic requirements, blood urea nitrogen(BUN) levels will rise. Elevated BUN levels in the absence of renal failure, hepatic failure, or GI bleeding, will be correlated with improved nitrogen balance and inversely correlated with infection rates, days of mechanical ventilation, ICU days, and total hospital days.
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First added on: May 04, 2024