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Results of literature review
Reference: Novak F, Heyland DK, Avenell A, Drover J, Xiangyao Su. Glutamine supplementation in serious illness: A systematic review of the evidence. Crit Care Med 2002; 30(9):2022-2029
Patients type / studies included: total of 14 RCTs with 757 critically ill and elective Sx pts: 8 studies of 272 elective surgery pts comparing glutamine enhanced PN to standard PN
Best Level of Evidence: Level II Internal validity score: 6 / 6
Areas for concern:
- no internal validity concerns
- analysis was conducted on critically ill and Sx pts separately (planned a priori and driven by significant heterogeneity between results)