BACKGROUND The incidence of premature cardiovascular disease is high in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Free-radical-induced tissue damage is thought to play a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and several reports indicate increased oxidative stress in patients with CRF. However, the cause of such stress in CRF is not exactly known. Plasmalogens, a group of phospholip...

The scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is considered to be the most appropriate tool for detecting malnutrition in cancer patients. In particular, malignant tumours derived from the gastrointestinal tract may impair nutrient intake and absorption and cause malnutrition. We carried out a cross-sectional study to assess the nutritional status and related factors of pat...

BACKGROUND Handgrip strength (HGS) is a marker of lean muscle mass. This study aims to test the hypothesis that a low HGS reflects a diseased cardiac status and predicts future risk of circulatory congestion in chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. METHODS Two hundred and eighteen chronic PD patients were prospectively recruited from a single regional dialysis unit in Hong Kong. HGS, ser...

The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) depending on the postoperative survival period or nutritional status in gastric cancer patients. Surviving gastric cancer patients (n = 222) after the gastrectomy were included in the study at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital from April 2010 to August 2012. The Korean versions of the European Organization for Research and T...

BACKGROUND Nutritional barriers may contribute to malnutrition in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Higher rates of morbidity and mortality rates have been reported in malnourished HD patients. These patients are faced with different challenges affecting their nutritional status. OBJECTIVES The aim of this cross-sectional study was to identify most important barriers responsible for malnutrition in...

OBJECTIVE To construct a quickly and easily administered nutrition screening tool using variables believed to be predictive of malnutrition risk in the wound patient population. DESIGN A prospective pilot study assessed patients on a list of suspected variables, as well as the Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA), chosen as the criterion standard. Variables were anal...

BACKGROUND A single elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) value predicts mortality in haemodialysis (HD) patients, but the relative importance of repeated vs occasional positive systemic inflammatory response findings is not known. METHODS To assess the influence on survival of occasional inflammation, CRP, serum albumin (S-Alb) and fibrinogen were analysed bimonthly in 180 HD patients (54% male,...

objective malnutrition is commonly considered as an important risk factor that can produce a negative influence on the prognosis of patients with chronic neurological diseases. we aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients admitted to the neurology ward of mofid children's hospital via subjective and objective methods. materials & methods 61 children (2-6 years of age) who were consec...

Malnutrition occurs frequently in the elderly and is correlated with decreased functionality and thereby quality of life, as well as increased morbidity and mortality. This holds true for elderly people living in the community, patients in acute-care hospitals, as well as residents in long-term care facilities. To diagnose malnutrition, it is crucial to have sensitive, easy-to-use and specific ...

There is no consensus on the best method to assess the nutritional status of hospitalized adults although many methods are available. This study evaluated the prevalence of malnutrition in adults at different times of hospitalization (admission, 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th days) in two years (2002 and 2006). All patients were submitted to anthropometric assessment, Subjective Global Assessment (S...