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Abstract
Serum transthyretin is an ideal marker for monitoring patients who are malnourished or have metabolic consequences of acute stress injury because it has a short half-life, it measures the level of metabolic deficit, the response to nutritional metabolic support, and because it is a prognostic indicator. Mounting clinical evidence indicates that the use of transthyretin to assess and monitor a patient's nutritional status results in improved treatment outcomes and lower overall healthcare costs.
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Published Online: 2005-06-01
Published in Print: 2002-12-10
Copyright © 2002 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
