Conclusions
The suggestions for proper evidence-based nutritional therapy reported
here are for patients with critical COVID-19 conditions and should be
included in life-saving therapies. The supplementation of amino acids
and lactoferrin should always be accompanied by drug therapies following
an ICU hospitalization and its importance cannot be overlooked.
Malnutrition phenomena weaken the patient already in poor condition and
greatly lengthen recovery and recovery times. Furthermore, the lung
damage caused by oronavirus is caused by an overexpression of
proinflammatory molecules (cytokines) which, from literature data, has
been shown to be lowered by an adequate integration of amino acids.
Nutritional therapy together with pharmacological therapy undoubtedly
helps the covid patient to overcome the acute phase of the disease first
and to shorten recovery times.
I, the undersigned, Francesco Ferrara and any other author, declare
that:
- We have no conflict of interest;
- We have not received funding;
- There are no sensitive data and no patients were recruited for this
study;
- The document does not conflict with ethical legislation.
Regards
The authors