Propranolol como nueva estrategia no nutricional para reducir el catabolismo en el paciente quemado crítico: ¿dónde estamos? ¿hacia dónde vamos?

Authors

  • Cristóbal Gallego Muñoz Farmacéutico Especialista Farmacia Hospitalaria. Hospital Reina Sofía (Murcia)
  • Luis Olmos Gutierrez Licenciado en Medicina. Universidad de Sevilla
  • Nieves Guerrero Navarro Enfermera. Hospital Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Osuna, Sevilla)

Abstract

Señor Director,

El paciente quemado crítico se caracteriza por presentar un estado de hipercatabolismo e hipermetabolismo severo mantenido durante un largo periodo de tiempo desde la agresión térmica inicial, incrementándose el gasto energético enormemente. La severidad de este estado presenta una relación directa con la extensión de la superficie corporal total quemada, ya que el daño térmico es una importante causa de pérdida de macronutrientes (proteínas) y micronutrientes (vitaminas y elementos trazas) a través de las áreas quemadas…

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Published

2017-12-20

How to Cite

1.
Gallego Muñoz C, Olmos Gutierrez L, Guerrero Navarro N. Propranolol como nueva estrategia no nutricional para reducir el catabolismo en el paciente quemado crítico: ¿dónde estamos? ¿hacia dónde vamos?. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 20 [cited 2025 Jan. 3];58(4):143-4. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/6763

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Letters to the Editor

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