[Homeostasis of plasma amino acids in standardized parenteral nutritional therapy in acute necrotizing pancreatitis].

Abstract

The study investigates amino acid homeostasis and nitrogen balance in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis. 10 patients received a parenteral nutritional regimen containing 1 g of amino acids/kg B.W./day and 6.5 g of carbohydrates/kg B.W./day. Parameters to define homeostasis were measured to characterize the patients. In addition we determined the plasma amino acids and the nitrogen balance. All those biochemical parameters measured to define homeostasis remained within the physiological reference range. The description of the relative amino acid pattern only demonstrated changes of the postoperatively typically altered amino acids, e.g. phenylalanine.