Glutamine Randomized Studies in Early Life: The Unsolved Riddle of Experimental and Clinical Studies
Table 3
Methods and results of randomized, controlled studies investigating potential beneficial effects of glutamine supplementation in mortality, morbidity, hospital acquired infections, length of stay, or inflammation in critically ill children.
Critically ill children
Combined with other immunonutrients or inducers
Dose
Route
Duration
Mortality
Hospital- acquired infections
Length of stay
Organ function/ Morbidity
Inflammation
Long-term intensive care patients (age 1–17 yrs) expected to require >72 hrs of invasive care [26]
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Nutriceutical supplementation with zinc, selenium, glutamine, and metoclopramide (a prolactin secretalogue) compared to whey protein