dc.contributor.author | Kibor, D K | |
dc.contributor.author | Nyaim, O E | |
dc.contributor.author | Wanjeri, Kimani | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-14T09:08:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-14T09:08:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | East African Medical Journal Vol 91, No 1 (2014) | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/77551 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/eamj/article/view/108735 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: To determine the effect of enteral glutamine in reducing the incidence of post burn infections in patients with severe burns.
Design: A double blind randomised clinical trial.
Setting: Burns unit and ward 4D of Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Subjects: Sixty patients with severe burns who were randomised to two arms of treatment: (1) the glutamine group and (2) isonitrogenous arm acting as the control.
Results: Patients’ demographic and baseline clinical characteristics were similar in both arms of treatment. For the entire four-week treatment period, the odds ratio of a positive blood culture was almost three-fold higher among patients in the control group compared to those in the Glutamine group (p = 0.04). There was also a higher incidence of positive swab cultures from the non glutamine group.
Conclusion: Enteral glutamine supplementation in severely burnt adult patients reduces blood infection by a factor of three. It also significantly reduces the incidence of burn wound infections. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | KMA | en_US |
dc.title | Effects of Enteral Glutamine Supplementation on Reduction of Infection in Adult Patients with Severe Burns | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.type.material | en | en_US |