Refeeding Syndrome and Hypophosphatemia

Autor: Mark A. Marinella
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine. 20:155-159
ISSN: 1525-1489
0885-0666
DOI: 10.1177/0885066605275326
Popis: Hypophosphatemia is a potentially life-threatening complication of reinstating nutrition in a malnourished patient. Refeeding syndrome is a term that refers to various metabolic abnormalities that may complicate carbohydrate administration in subnourished patient populations. Hypophosphatemia is the most well-known, and perhaps most significant, element of the refeeding syndrome and may result in sudden death, rhabdomyolysis, red cell dysfunction, and respiratory insufficiency. This review briefly examines refeeding-induced hypophosphatemia in the hospitalized patient in hopes of making clinicians more aware of this common, but often overlooked, potentially dangerous problem.
Databáze: OpenAIRE