Probiotics in Critically Ill Patients

probiotics in critically ill patients

Probiotics in Critically Ill Patients

* Corresponding author: Omid Moradi Moghaddam, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rasoul-Akram Medical Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-9391244560, Fax: +98-2166509059, E-mail: [email protected] DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22287523.2291 Copyright c 2011, ISRAPM, Published by Kowsar Corp. Probiotics in Critically Ill Patients Omid Moradi Moghaddam 1*

Probiotics in Critically Ill Patients

* Corresponding author at: Omid Moradi Moghaddam, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Rasoul-Akram Medical Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-9391244560, Fax: +98-2166509059, E-mail: moradimoghadam@yahoo. com DOI: 10.5812/kowsar.22287523.2291 Copyright c 2011, ISRAPM, Published by Kowsar M. P. Co All rights reserved. Probiotics in Critically Ill Pat...

Probiotics in critically ill children

Gut microflora contribute greatly to immune and nutritive functions and act as a physical barrier against pathogenic organisms across the gut mucosa. Critical illness disrupts the balance between host and gut microflora, facilitating colonization, overgrowth, and translocation of pathogens and microbial products across intestinal mucosal barrier and causing systemic inflammatory response syndro...

Nutritional Assessment in Critically Ill Patients

Background: Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. Methods: Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...