Effect of blood thiamine concentrations on mortality: Influence of nutritional status.

Heitor Pons Leite,Lúcio Flávio Peixoto de Lima,José Augusto de A C Taddei,Ângela Tavares Paes

Nutrition（2018）

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Abstract

•Thiamine deficiency is an underrecognized and potentially lethal disorder.•There is an interaction between blood thiamine and malnutrition on the risk of mortality.•Blood thiamine concentration has a protective effect on the risk of mortality only in malnourished patients.•The patient's nutritional status should be considered in trials on thiamine supplementation.

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Key words

Thiamine,Critical illness,Nutritional status,Malnutrition,Intensive care units, pediatric,Critical care outcomes

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