Energy Metabolism in Trauma

Nutrient-induced thermogenesis; regional contribution to hypermetabolism following trauma; techniques for assessing whole body/organ protein; carbohydrate kinetics; substrate utilization/insulin resistance in sepsis/trauma; control of protein metabolism (emphasizing organ differences); the influence of IGFs on catabolism; the role of GH in substrate utilization; immunonutrition; direct microalorimetry as a technique in cell cultures; assessment of efficacy of nutritional support.