Abstract
Malnutrition is a common complication of liver disease and it adversely affects patient outcome. Aetiologic factors include hypermetabolism, malabsorption, altered nutrient metabolism and anorexia. Use of traditional nutritional assessment tools, such as anthropometry along with subjective global assessment scale and biometric measures, should be done to evaluate cirrhotic patients for malnutrition. Improvements in nutritional status can improve outcomes of patients with advanced liver disease.
Highlights
Malnutrition is a common complication of liver disease and it adversely affects patient outcome
Malnutrition is common in patients with advanced liver disease; the prevalence is reported to be around 50%–90% among cirrhotic patients.[1]
Complications such as infections, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, and hepatorenal syndrome increased with malnutrition; about 65% of malnourished patients develop complications compared with 11% among those who are wellnourished patients.[8]
Summary
Malnutrition is a common complication of liver disease and it adversely affects patient outcome.
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