INTRODUCTION Since malnutrition is common in patients with hepatic cirrhosis (HC) is necessary to investigate the interference of the pathophysiological changes of liver in the methods of diagnosis of the nutritional status. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the frequency of malnutrition among patients with HC outpatients, using different assessment methods of the nutritional state. METHODS Nutritional...

S OF POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT ASCODD I. Infant and Child Nutrition CHANGES IN NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER-5 CHILDREN OF THE NNP AREA BETWEEN 2004 AND 2007 Presenting Author: Gulshan Ara Co-Authors: Dr. S. K. Roy, Senior Scientist, Dr. Iqbal Kabir, Prof. Michael J Dibley, Kingsley Agho, Mansura Khanam International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh Background: In Bangladesh, 48% ...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients. The purpose of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the days of admission and discharge via a detailed nutritional assessment. METHODS Totally, 125 patients were followed up from admission to discharge at 8ICUs in Shiraz, Iran. The patien...

Introduction: Laryngeal carcinoma accounts for 13.9% of head and neck tumors, squamous cell is the main pathological type. At present, treatment laryngeal cancer mainly surgical or postoperative radiotherapy. The surgery delicate, complex, time-consuming traumatic. Postoperative patients are prone to dysphagia, leading an increase in incidence malnutrition. Malnutrition can cause a series negat...

Background: Inflammatory bowel diseases are chronic debilitating illnesses, nearly 3,9 million females and 3,0 males living with IBD worldwide the number of prevalent cases is on rise. Malnutrition not uncommon a grave complication that negatively impacts various clinical outcomes as it responsible for weight loss. The current study aims to assess nutritional status patients. Patients methods: ...

Introduction: This study aims to determine the relationship between vascular calcification, carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) and malnutrition with inflammatory parameters in dialysis patients.
 Materials Methods: 140 CKD patients 44 healthy controls were included study. CIMT was measured by ultrasonography. Valvular calcification assessed echocardiography scores (VCS) done base...

AIM It is not known whether nutritional status differs between Australian Aboriginal and non Aboriginal haemodialysis subjects. The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional status of Australian Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal haemodialysis subjects at satellite dialysis centres. METHOD Seventy-six (25 Aboriginal, 51 non-Aboriginal) prevalent haemodialysis patients were enrolled in a...