Research objectives include: to study the mechanisms, by which body protein loss after surgery is mediated to evaluate anesthetic, nutritional and pharmacologic strategies to attenuate the catabolic response to major abdominal surgery; and to study glucose metabolism and...
Research objectives include: to study the mechanisms, by which body protein loss after surgery is mediated to evaluate anesthetic, nutritional and pharmacologic strategies to attenuate the catabolic response to major abdominal surgery; and to study glucose metabolism and insulin therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.