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Chapter 78 - Starvation

from Section 8 - Energy Balance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2019

David Chambers ,
Christopher Huang  and
Gareth Matthews
David Chambers
Affiliation:
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Christopher Huang
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Gareth Matthews
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Starvation is defined as the failure to ingest or absorb sufficient dietary calories to sustain normal body function, resulting in behavioural, physical and metabolic changes.

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Basic Physiology for Anaesthetists , pp. 384 - 386
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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Fawcett, W. J., Ljungqvist, O.. Starvation, carbohydrate loading, and outcome after major surgery. BJA Education 2017; 17(9): 312–16.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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