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Pre-operative oral nutritional supplementation with dietary advice versus dietary advice alone in weight-losing patients with colorectal cancer: single-blind randomized controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Pre-operative weight loss has been consistently associated with increased post-operative morbidity. The study aims to determine if pre-operative oral nutritional supplements (ONSs) with dietary advice reduce post-operative complications ...
Baracos, Barbosa, Bauer, Bingham, Borg, Burden, Burden, Burden, Burden, Burden, Carli, Dasgupta, Dindo, Farmer, Garth, Gianotti, Gibson, Gibson, Haehling, Hardy, Horan, Huang, Lohsiriwat, Moya, Muscaritoli, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nygren, Rawlinson, Reisinger, Schutz, Schwegler, Short, Slankamenac, Smedley, Sriram, The Colon cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection Study Group, VanItallie   +36 more
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Nerve Growth Factor Levels in Term Human Infants: Relationship to Prenatal Growth and Early Postnatal Feeding

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018
Background. Nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a key role in neuroprotection and developmental maturity. We assessed longitudinally the circulating concentrations of NGF in term healthy human newborns and infants as well as their association with prenatal ...
David Sánchez-Infantes, Rubén Cereijo, Giorgia Sebastiani, Miriam Pérez-Cruz, Francesc Villarroya, Lourdes Ibáñez   +5 more
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The applicability of a weight loss grading system in cancer cachexia: a longitudinal analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Background A body mass index (BMI) adjusted weight loss grading system (WLGS) is related to survival in patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to examine the applicability of the WLGS by confirming its prognostic validity, evaluating its ...
Bauer, Blum, Blum, Dewys, Fearon, Fearon, Groenvold, Haehling, Haugstvedt, Hinsley, Hjermstad, Katz, Martin, McClement, Millar, Osoba, Prado, Ross, Sanders, Schag, Solheim, Tisdale   +21 more
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Unveiling the hidden burden of malnutrition in tuberculosis: A multifaceted evaluation using malnutrition universal screening tool and patient-generated subjective global assessment

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Problem considered: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health burden, especially in resource-limited countries. Malnutrition is a significant concern among TB patients, exacerbating symptoms and impeding recovery.
Priyanka Guha, Meenakshi Abbagouni, Maturu Ashok, Rajat Kumar Mishra, Tukaram Kendre, Gulshan Singh Rana, Abhik Sen, Krishna Pandey, Sameer Dhingra   +8 more
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Nutritional screening tools in daily clinical practice: the focus on cancer [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Malnutrition is a common and under-recognized problem in cancer patients. It has been correlated to a large number of physical, psychological, and clinically relevant adverse effects in oncology patients, including impaired tolerance to ...
Kurmann, Silvia, Leuenberger, Michèle, Stanga, Zeno   +2 more
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Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients in Karawaci General Hospital [PDF]

, 2016
Cancer is related to a deterioration of nutritional status and quality of life (Qol), but the extent of these conditions in patients with breast cancer has not been studied well.
KURNIAWAN, A. (ANDREE), LUGITO, N. P. (NATA)   +1 more
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Maternal serum biomarkers of placental insufficiency at 24–28 weeks of pregnancy in relation to the risk of delivering small-for-gestational-age infant in Sylhet, Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Small-for-gestational-age (SGA), commonly caused by poor placentation, is a major contributor to global perinatal mortality and morbidity. Maternal serum levels of placental protein and angiogenic factors are changed in SGA.
Sayedur Rahman, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Anjan Kumar Roy, Tarik Hasan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Rubhana Raqib, Abdullah H. Baqui, Rasheda Khanam   +8 more
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The value of two nutritional screening tools in nutritional assessment of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy and their correlation with cancer related fatigue

Huli yanjiu, 2021
ObjectiveTo explore value of Patient⁃Generated Subjective Global Assessment（PG⁃SGA） and Nutritional Risk Screening 2002（NRS⁃2002） in nutritional assessment of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma（NPC） undergoing radiotherapy and their correlation with ...
LUO Qin, CHEN Mei, SHEN Jianfang
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The predictive power of postoperative complications and the agreement between PG-SGA SF and GLIM in identifying malnourishment in patients with pancreatic diseases before pancreatic surgery

Clinical Nutrition Open Science
Summary: Background: Patients with pancreatic diseases impose several nutritional challenges and identifying malnourished patients is important since malnutrition may increase the risk of postoperative complications.
Martina Petrolo, Mia Solholt Godthaab Brath, Randi Tobberup, Sofie Ehlers, Marie Njerve Olsen, Elena Rangelova, Lars Ellegård, Folke Hammarqvist, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen   +8 more
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PG.SGA (cotada) como indicador de prognóstico em oncologia [PDF]

, 2013
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Correia, Flora, Lopes, C., Madureira, Elsa, Severo, Milton, Silva, S.   +4 more
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