CONTEXT Total cholesterol level is inversely associated with mortality in dialysis patients, a group at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This paradox may be explained by systemic inflammation and/or malnutrition, which are associated with lower cholesterol levels and higher mortality. OBJECTIVE To determine the relationship between cholesterol level and outcome in patients undergoin...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in dialysis patients. Recently, circulating endotoxin is found to associate with the systemic inflammatory state and cardiovascular disease of dialysis patients. Previous studies showed that the use of ultrapure dialysate for hemodialysis could reduce the exposure to exogenous endotoxin. We studied the effect of usi...

Abstract Background Systemic inflammation plays a critical role in the outcomes of heart failure. Malnutrition is also associated with poor outcome failure patients. It has been recently reported that advanced lung cancer index (ALI), which calculated as body mass × serum albumin / neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), an independent prognostic marker several types cancer. However, there no inf...

Objective: To assess the magnitude of malnutrition in hemodialysis patients Pakistan and identify contributing factors order to facilitate timely interventions improve their quality life. Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at nephrology inpatient department Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi from April September 2021. The included aged 15–60 years, both genders, wh...

the purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and related factors that may affect the nutritional status of 0 to 59 month old children in the rural areas covered by the birjand district health network. a total of 626 children were selected by random sampling. data were collected using a questionnaires and face-to-face interviews with the mothers and by measuring weight ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between nutritional status and rehabilitation outcome in elderly inpatients with hospital-associated deconditioning. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS/PATIENTS One hundred sixty-nine consecutive elderly inpatients diagnosed with hospital-associated deconditioning. METHODS Nutritional status at referral was assessed by the Mini Nutritional...

Abstract Background Malnutrition that is associated with inflammation a key factor of poor outcome in chronic hemodialysis patients, especially older dialysis patients. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) membrane has been reported to improve the inflammatory status by removing pro-inflammatory cytokines via adsorption. However, patients occasionally have multiple uncomfortable dialysis-related symp...