Does intra-abdominal fluid increase the resting energy expenditure?

In patients with intra-abdominal fluid collection, caloric needs are based on an estimated dry weight. This is done because intra-abdominal fluids has been assumed to be metabolically inactive. One recent study of patients with slowly resolving ascites suggested otherwise. In our study, the effect o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Los Angeles County, Calif.), 1997-10, Vol.13 (10), p.900-902
Hauptverfasser: Zarling, Edwin J., Grande, Anthony, Hano, Jessie
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