## Abstract Liver function and lactate metabolism were investigated in non-shocked, severely ill surgical patients. Fasting venous blood lactate concentration was increased and plasma liver function tests were abnormal in ill patients compared with controls. III patients were glucose-intolerant and
Gut barrier function in the surgical patient
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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