Malnutrition assessment and nutrition support therapy for end-stage liver disease
10.3969/j.issn.1001-5256.2017.09.014
- VernacularTitle:终末期肝病的营养不良评价体系和营养支持治疗
- Author:
Bin ZHU
1
;
Congcong ZOU
;
Xin ZHENG
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属协和医院感染科
- Keywords:
end-stage liver diseases;
malnutrition;
nutrition assessment;
nutritional support
- From:
Journal of Clinical Hepatology
2017;33(9):1699-1706
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Malnutrition is a common complication in patients with end-stage liver disease and is associated with patients' clinical prognosis and quality of life,but it has not been taken seriously by clinical physicians.This article elaborates on the pathogenesis of malnutrition in patients with end-stage liver disease and introduces the latest research advances in malnutrition assessment and nutrition support therapy for end-stage liver disease in China and foreign countries.Early nutrition support therapy for patients with end-stage liver disease may help to improve their comprehensive clinical outcome.
