Research advances in nutritional assessment methods in children with chronic liver diseases.
- Author:
Shuai TONG
1
;
Yu ZHU
;
Chao-Min WAN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University/Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, China. wcm0220@sina.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Blood Proteins;
analysis;
Child;
Chronic Disease;
Creatinine;
urine;
Humans;
Liver Diseases;
metabolism;
Nutrition Assessment;
Skinfold Thickness
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2017;19(5):596-600
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Malnutrition is commonly seen in children with chronic liver diseases, and there are interactions between them. Chronic liver diseases can cause malnutrition and this can affect the prognosis of children with chronic liver diseases. Due to the complexity of nutritional assessment in children with chronic liver diseases, there are still no unified standards for the diagnosis of malnutrition. Early identification of malnutrition and related intervention helps to improve the prognosis of children with chronic liver diseases. This article reviews the features of nutrition in children with chronic liver diseases and related nutritional assessment methods.
