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Weight gain at 3 months of antiretroviral therapy is strongly associated with survival: evidence from two developing countries [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: In developing countries, access to laboratory tests remains limited, and the use of simple tools such as weight to monitor HIV-infected patients treated with antiretroviral therapy should be evaluated.
Arnaud Fontanet, Bagchi, Bisson, Bonard, Bonnet, Calmy, Christine Genevier, Diggle, Elisabeth Szumilin, Erikstrup, Etard, Ferradini, Ferradini, Gilks, Harries, Ivers, Jerene, Laurent Ferradini, Madec, Malvy, Mar Pujades, Paton, Saghayam, San Lio, Severe, Shetty, Shikuma, Silva, Spacek, Stringer, Suna Balkan, Tang, Van Damme, Yoann Madec   +33 more
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Preoperative Total Iron‐Binding Capacity Is a Novel Surrogate Marker of Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes After Liver Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
HCC patients with low preoperative TIBC levels experienced significantly more frequent post‐hepatectomy complications. Furthermore, these patients were significantly correlated with worse survival. Preoperative serum TIBC levels may be a novel surrogate marker of postoperative complications and long‐term survival after hepatectomy.
Taishi Yamane, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Daisuke Ogawa, Shotaro Kinoshita, Yuta Shiraishi, Takanobu Yamao, Yuki Kitano, Tatsunori Miyata, Hirohisa Okabe, Masaaki Iwatsuki   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sensitivity and specificity test of alarm malnutrition for hospital-acquired malnutrition among pediatric patients

La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2021
Detecting the risks for hospital-acquired malnutrition in children can be performed by using nutritional screening tools. One of the screening tools that has been created is Alarm Malnutrition.
Yuni Maria Olviani Ndede, Dessie Wanda, Efa Apriyanti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking Perioperative Corticosteroids in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Evidence From an Integrative Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Esophagectomy remains a highly invasive procedure associated with substantial postoperative morbidity. Pulmonary complications, anastomotic leakage, and in‐hospital mortality are of particular concern. Perioperative corticosteroids are often administered to attenuate excessive inflammatory responses; however, the clinical impact in ...
Tomohiko Yasuda, Akihisa Matsuda, Nobutoshi Hagiwara, Yoshiharu Nakamura, Hiroshi Yoshida   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana, Iris Liou, Adrian Reuben, Ayako Suzuki, M. Isabel Fiel, William Lee, Victor Navarro   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

High prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital by using malnutrition universal screening tool

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2019
Background Estimating the prevalence of malnutrition among the hospitalized patients is challenging. Malnutrition is associated with a variety of poor outcomes including long hospital stay and mortality as well as increased hospital costs.
Mervat E Behiry, Marwa R Salem
doaj   +1 more source

Nutritional status and nutritional treatment are related to outcomes and mortality in older adults with hip fracture [PDF]

, 2017
Malnutrition is very prevalent in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Nevertheless, its importance is not fully recognized. The objective of this paper is to review the impact of malnutrition and of nutritional treatment upon outcomes and mortality in ...
Malafarina, Vincenzo, Reginster, J. Y., Cabrerizo, Sonia, Bruyère, Olivier, Kanis, John A., Martinez, J. Alfredo, Zulet, M. Angeles   +6 more
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Alcohol Consumption Is a Risk Factor of Surgical Site Infection After Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Secondary Observational Analysis of a Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Alcohol consumption was independently associated with Surgical Site Infection in the gastroenterological Minimally Invasive Surgery. Whether preoperative abstinence from alcohol prevents the occurrence of SSI warrants further investigation. ABSTRACT Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the postoperative complications. Risk factors for SSI
Toshiya Akai, Makoto Takeda, Eisuke Booka, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Masayo Takaoka, Mayu Sakata, Yoshifumi Morita, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Hiroya Takeuchi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malnutrition upon Hospital Admission in Geriatric Patients: Why Assess It?

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2017
ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of malnutrition according to the new ESPEN definition in a population of geriatric hospital patients and to determine how malnutrition affects the length of hospital stay (LOS) and hospital mortality.DesignA ...
Paolo Orlandoni, Claudia Venturini, Nikolina Jukic Peladic, Annarita Costantini, Mirko Di Rosa, Claudia Cola, Natascia Giorgini, Redenta Basile, Donata Fagnani, Debora Sparvoli, Serenella David   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospital Malnutrition

, 2012
Malnutrition seen in hospitals usually occurs as some form of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). Primary PEM results from an acute or chronic deficiency of both protein and calories. Secondary PEM, or cachexia, results from a disease or medical condition such as cancer or gastrointestinal disease that alters requirements or impairs utilization of ...
openaire   +1 more source