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Insights Nutr Metab 2017
Volume 1 Issue 3
Nutrition World 2017
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September 11-12, 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland
15
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World Congress on
Advances in Nutrition, Food Science & Technology
Proteins, catabolism, and sepsis: A literature
review
Macarena L Fernandez Carro
University of Manchester, UK
S
epsis and its progression, septic shocks aremulti-organ
failures caused by a complication of an infection. These
cases are characterized by an increase in the nutritional
requirements and this leads to a catabolic state. This
shows a negative nitrogen balance which demonstrates
the use of body muscle is metabolic substrate for energy
production. This fact leads to a malnourished patient with
increased mortality rates. Nutrition in the septic patient is
a complicated topic not only for the acute component of
the disease but also due to the location and the nutritional
misconceptions of the medical team. Investigation in this
field is very limited and mainly specific amino acids have
been studied but a complete nutritional approach to the
patient could lead to a correction in the catabolic state.
By correcting the catabolism, we would not only improve
the nutritional status of the patient but also improve and/
or correct the metabolism. This could lead to appropriate
metabolic pathways and better outcomes.
Biography
Macarena L Fernandez Carro is qualified as a Nurse by the University of the
Basque Country in 2014 and already possessed an interest in the nutritional
management of patients. Obtaining a Master of Science in Nutrition for Health
promotion while working as an Intensive Care Nurse triggered her passion
for the septic patient. Now, she is studying Medicine at the University of
Manchester while working in ITU units across the North West of England. She
is focused on improving nutritional management from a nursing perspective
and she is involved in education and training in this field.
macarenafc92@gmail.comMacarena L Fernandez Carro, Insights Nutr Metab 2017