Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Travenol Laboratories, Inc.

Nestec S.a.

Nestec Ltd

Hugh N Tucker

David C Madsen

Susan L Trimbo

Richard Cotter

Robert C Johnson

Diana Twyman

Shen-Youn Chang

Chris Kruzel

Theresa Voss

Robert K Ausman

Anthony J Valicenti

Michael P Menard

Carol Siegel

Michael Ward

Kathryn Hennessy

A method for the use of short chain fatty acids containing lipids in clinical nutrition to maintain gastrointestinal integrity and function in conditions where normal short chain fatty acid substrates, provided by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates, is inadequate due to the clinical condition of the patient. By providing the short chain fatty acid in a lipid form of free fatty acid, triglyceride, diglyceride, monoglyceride, phospholipid, or cholesterol ester one is able to avoid the clinical defect and allow the gastrointestinal tract to continue to maintain its integrity and function. The short chain fatty acids of the present invention can be provided either in enteral preparations or parenteral preparations. The short chain fatty acids can be provided by hydrolysis of a structure such as: ##STR1## wherein R--COO--, R'--COO--, and R'--COO-- represent either the same or different short chain fatty acids.

Use of short chain fatty acid containing lipids to maintain

A system and a method are provided for monitoring a patient. The system receives information relating to weight and/or LBM of a patient as well as other clinical and medical variable may be input relating to the patient. Warning levels or alert levels are input to the system such that a patient or clinician is immediately notified upon the patient reaching such levels. The system provides local transmission to a patient or remote transmission to, for example, a clinician of the patient or the like. The system and method are particularly useful for patients with chronic disease such that the dynamic nutritional status may be closely monitored and analyzed and ultimately addressed when significant changes occur.

System and method for monitoring and analyzing dynamic nutritional

The present invention provides a composition as well as method for providing nutrition to renal patients. Pursuant to the present invention, the enteral composition includes an effective amount of a protein source including whey protein and free amino acids that provide essential as well as nonessential amino acids. The composition is calorically dense and has a moderate osmolality.

Method and composition for providing nutrition to a renal failure patient

A method is provided for individuals under treatment for or at risk of atherosclerotic, vascular, cardiovascular, and/or thrombotic disease by administering a composition which comprises a protein source; a carbohydrate source; and at least one lipid selected from the group consisting of: gamma-linolenic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; docosahexaenoic acid; sterodonic acid; and linolenic acid. Both an enteral and parenteral composition are provided.

Nutritional support or therapy for individuals at risk or under

Nutritional compositions for management of hepatic failure are improved by eliminating certain ammonotelic amino acids and reducing the proportion of essential ammonotelic amino acids. A composition is provided which is optimized for nutritional therapy and suppression of hyperammonemia.

Nurtitional composition for management of hepatic failure

A novel amino acid composition is provided for the nutritional maintenance of renal failure patients.

Nutritional composition for management of renal failure

There is disclosed herein a slide calculator for determination of factors related to metabolic requirements and used in determining parenteral feeding dosages. By use of the calculator, factors, such as basal energy expenditure, body surface area, ideal body weight, and carbohydrate dosage can be determined. The calculator includes a front panel and a back panel, each having several window-like apertures. A slide member is positioned and movable between the front and back panels. Indicia is provided on the front and back panels and is generally arranged adjacent the window-like apertures. Indicia is also provided on the slide member and is arranged for exposure at predetermined windows. In connection with each of the factors to be determined, the indicia on the slide and the indicia adjacent the appropriate window are arranged in a predetermined manner and relationship so as to permit the desired factor to be determined or calculated.

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Barrington, IL, United States of America

Hugh N Tucker