Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Jul 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialMetabolic effects of a D-beta-hydroxybutyrate infusion in septic patients: inhibition of lipolysis and glucose production but not leucine oxidation.
To study the effect of a D-beta-hydroxybutyrate infusion on protein metabolism, lipolysis, and endogenous glucose production in septic patients. ⋯ Exogenous ketone-bodies infusion decreased lipolysis and glucose production in septic patients but had no beneficial effect on protein metabolism, as evaluated with L[1-13C]leucine.