What, How, and How Much Should Patients with Burns be Fed?
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Metabolic changes after severe burn injury
Severe burns covering more than 40% total body surface area (TBSA) are typically followed by a period of stress, inflammation, and hypermetabolism, characterized by a hyperdynamic circulatory response with increased body temperature, glycolysis, proteolysis, lipolysis, and futile substrate cycling.5, 6, 7 These responses are present in all trauma, surgical, or critically ill patients, but the severity, length, and magnitude are unique for patients with burns.4, 8 Marked and sustained increases
rhGH
Intramuscular administration of rhGH at doses of 0.2 mg/kg as a daily injection during the acute burn phase favorably influenced the hepatic acute phase response,138, 139 increased serum concentrations of its secondary mediator IGF-I,140 improved muscle protein kinetics, maintained muscular growth,141, 142 decreased donor site healing time by 1.5 days,143 improved resting energy expenditure, and attenuated hyperdynamic circulation.144 These beneficial effects of rhGH are mediated by IGF-1, and
Insulin
Insulin probably represents one of the most extensively studied therapeutic agents, and novel therapeutic applications are continually being explored. Insulin decreases blood glucose levels by mediating increased peripheral glucose uptake by skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, and suppressing hepatic gluconeogenesis. It also increases DNA replication and protein synthesis via control of amino acid uptake, increases fatty acid synthesis and decreases proteiolysis.166 The latter action makes
Summary
Severely burned patients have profound nutritional requirements secondary to the prolonged postburn hypermetabolic, hypercatabolic response. Enteral nutritional support should be initiated early to optimize total burn care and decrease long-term morbidity. Neither nonpharmacologic nor pharmacologic strategies are sufficient to abate completely the catabolic response to severe burn injury. All therapeutic strategies have contributed to some extent to the improvements in morbidity and mortality
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Supported by SHC Grant #8660, SHC Grant # 8490, SHC Grant # 8640, SHC Grant # 8760, SHC Grant # 9145, NIH Training Grant #2T32GM0825611, NIH Center Grant #1P50GM60338-01, NIH Grant #5RO1GM56687-03, NIH R01-GM56687, NIH Grant # R01-HD049471, NIDDR H133A020102, NIDDR H133A70019, NIGMS U54/GM62119, American Surgical Association.