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Does perioperative oxandrolone improve nutritional status in patients with cachexia related to head and neck carcinoma?

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2019
Background Cancer cachexia affects up to over 50% of advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) patients. To date, the potential utility of anabolic steroids in perioperative cachectic HNC patients has not been determined.
Angela M. Osmolak, Cristine N. Klatt‐Cromwell, Amber M. Price, Jose A. Sanclement, Greg A. Krempl   +4 more
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Unintentional Weight Loss Does Not Predict Poor Outcomes in Zenker Diverticulum

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In this study of 427 patients with Zenker's diverticulum, 23.6% had significant unintentional preoperative weight loss. Weight loss was associated with preoperative dysphagia and with both the smallest and largest pouches. Postoperative outcomes were similar in patients with and without weight loss, demonstrating a similar efficacy and safety profile ...
Ari D. Schuman, Jacqui Allen, Mekibib Altaye, Milan R. Amin, Semirra L. Bayan, Peter C. Belafsky, Brad W. DeSilva, Shumon I. Dhar, Dale C. Ekbom, Aaron D. Friedman, Mark Fritz, Glendon M. Gardner, Elizabeth A. Guardiani, Christopher Johnson, Jan Kasperbauer, Brandon Kim, Brittany N. Krekeler, Maggie A. Kuhn, Yue Ma, Lyndsay L. Madden, Laura Matrka, Ross M. Mayerhoff, Cyrus Piraka, Apoorva Ramaswamy, Clark A. Rosen, Haley C. Sibley, Meredith Tabangin, Carter Wright, Z. Mike Yang, Vyvy N. Young, Gregory Postma, Rebecca J. Howell   +31 more
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Relationship between serum prealbumin level and prognosis of community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: a retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundLow serum prealbumin levels have been identified as a predictor of infectious complication in critically ill patients. However, the association in patients with Community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM) remains unclear.
Jing Shang, Lanping Xue, Hongping Zhao, Xiaopeng Cui, Lijuan Shangguan, Hailong Wang, Xinyi Li   +6 more
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THE CORRELATION OF SERUM PREALBUMIN AND ROUTINE NUTRITION PARAMETERS IN CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS

Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2012
Prealbumin is evidenced to reflect recent dietary intake rather than overall nutrition status because of its short half-life. Most of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients show hypoalbuminnemia.
Yupa Chanwikrai, Buncha Satirapod, Achara Boonyakarn   +2 more
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Hyperhomocysteinemia and Vitamin B Deficiency as Potential Aggravating Factors in Huntington's Disease: A Prospective Monocentric Study

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although not confirmed, some studies have suggested that elevated homocysteine levels are common in patients with Huntington's disease (HD). Its clinical relevance remains unclear. Objectives We aimed to assess vitamin B and homocysteine levels in HD patients and explore the relationships among hyperhomocysteinemia, vitamin B ...
Salomé Puisieux, Elise Pourié, Céline Bonnet, Lucie Hopes, Solène Frismand, Myriam Bronner, Virginie Roth, Marion Wandzel, Natacha Sloboda, Laetitia Lambert, Abderrahim Oussalah, Amélia Julien, Irina Rotaru, Rosa‐Maria Guéant‐Rodriguez, Jean Louis Guéant, Carine Bossenmeyer‐Pourié, Mathilde Renaud   +16 more
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急性缺血性卒中血管内治疗术后血清前白蛋白水平与预后的相关性研究 Correlation of Hypoprealbuminemia and Outcome after Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke

Zhongguo cuzhong zazhi, 2022
目的 探讨急性缺血性卒中血管内治疗术后低血清前白蛋白血症的发生情况及其与预后的相关性。 方法 本研究前瞻性连续收集2017年7月-2020年10月来自全国18家分中心，符合条件的急性缺血性卒中血管内治疗患者的数据。依据患者血管内治疗术后24 h内的血清前白蛋白水平分为低前白蛋白组和正常前白蛋白组，低前白蛋白定义为血管内治疗术后24 ...
崔晓玉, 聂曦明, 刘丽萍
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Hypovitaminosis D in acute inpatient cancer rehabilitation: Prevalence, predictors, and practical implications

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hypovitaminosis D is associated with adverse health outcomes, including increased mortality in patients with cancer. Although vitamin D insufficiency (23%–72%) and deficiency (20%–71%) are common among patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation, their prevalence and predictors in cancer‐specific inpatient rehabilitation ...
Jegy M. Tennison, Minxing Chen, Areeba Hafeez, Ananya Krishnan, Sefia Khan, Rony Dev, Sonal Admane, Eduardo Bruera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of prealbumin as an indicator of growth in neonates

Medicine, 2021
Abstract We designed this study to assess the effectiveness of prealbumin as an indicator of growth as well as a nutritional marker in neonates. Between March 2017 and June 2019, we measured serum prealbumin concentrations of 80 neonates in neonatal intensive care unit at birth, postnatal day 14 and 28, and ...
Dong Hyun Kim, Na Mi Lee, Su Yeong Kim, Dae Yong Yi, Sin Weon Yun, Soo Ahn Chae, In Seok Lim   +6 more
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Potential value of serum prealbumin and serum albumin in the identification of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing knee/hip replacement: an observational study and internal validation study

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundPostoperative delirium (POD) is a common postoperative neurological complication that can lead to a variety of postoperative complications. At present, the pathogenesis of POD is unclear.
Bin Wang, Yan Xin, Xinhui Tang, Fei Wang, Shuhui Hua, Yunchao Yang, Shanling Xu, Hongyan Gong, Rui Dong, Yanan Lin, Chuan Li, Xu Lin, Yanlin Bi   +12 more
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Preoperative Low Prealbumin Is Associated With Recurrence in Patients With Stage II/III Gastric Cancer After Laparoscopic D2 Gastrectomy

Frontiers in Surgery, 2022
BackgroundPostoperative recurrence is associated with poor prognosis in patients with gastric cancer. This study aimed to explore predictive factors contributing to recurrence in patients with stage II/III gastric cancer after laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy.
Chun Gao, Ci Dian Dan Zeng, Yi Xin Tong, Li Zhu, Sheng Zhang   +4 more
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