Anabolic Therapy with Growth Hormone Accelerates Protein Gain in Surgical Patients Requiring Nutritional Rehabilitation

Abstract

GH administration accelerated protein gain in stable adult patients receiving aggressive nutritional therapy without a significant increase in body fat or a disproportionate expansion of ECW. GH therapy accelerated nutritional repletion and, therefore, may shorten the convalescence of the malnourished patient requiring a major surgical procedure.