Sepsis Increases Muscle Proteolysis in Severely Burned Adults, But Does Not Impact Whole-Body Lipid or Carbohydrate Kinetics

ABSTRACTSepsis is a common and often fatal consequence of severe burn injury, but its exact effects on whole body and muscle metabolism in the burn patient is unclear. To address this, 13 septic and 11 nonseptic patients (age: 36.9 ± 13.0 years) with burns encompassing >30% of their total body surfa