MALNUTRITION IN LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS

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Authors

Gerald R. Stephenson · Duke University Hospital

Janet E. Tuttle‐Newhall · Duke Medical Center

Abstract

Subjective global assessment is an excellent independent predictor of outcome in patients undergoing liver transplantation. Severely malnourished patients require more blood products during surgery and have prolonged postoperative length of stay in hospital. Our data suggest that if nutritional repletion is possible in patients with end-stage liver disease before transplantation, patient outcomes could be improved.

Topics & Keywords

Nutrition and Health in Aging Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Liver Disease and Transplantation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Transplantation

Volume 72, Issue 4, pp. 666-670

DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200108270-00018

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