Nutritional status of hemodialysis patients using subjective global assessment (SGA)
Background and Objective: Malnutrition is an important health problem in patients with end stage renal disease which increases morbidity and mortality.
Amirkhanloo S +2 more
doaj
Latar belakang. Length of stay (LOS) adalah masa rawat seorang pasien di rumah sakit dihitung sejak pasien masuk rumah sakit dan keluar rumah sakit, yang dipengaruhi oleh faktor usia, komorbiditas, hipermetabolisme, dan kegagalan organ serta defisiensi ...
Fina Meilyana +2 more
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Prognostic significance of Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) in advanced colorectal cancer [PDF]
To evaluate the prognostic significance of Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) in advanced colorectal cancer and create statistically distinct prognostic groups of colorectal cancer patients based on clinical and nutritional variables.A retrospective clinical epidemiologic study.A private tertiary care American Cancer Center.In total, 234 colorectal ...
D, Gupta +5 more
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Effects of spermidine supplementation on cognition and biomarkers in older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SmartAge)—study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Background: Given the global increase in the aging population and age-related diseases, the promotion of healthy aging is one of the most crucial public health issues.
Benson, Gloria +18 more
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Inhibition of Classical and Alternative Complement Pathway by Ravulizumab and Eculizumab
ABSTRACT Objective To explore the feasibility of classical (CH50) and alternative (AH50) complement pathway activity as potential biomarkers for treatment guidance and monitoring during therapy with ravulizumab in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) and compare these to therapeutic drug monitoring under eculizumab.
Lea Gerischer +14 more
wiley +1 more source
Malnutrition is strongly associated with negative outcomes in aged populations with cancer. Several studies have compared the outcomes of nutritional-screening tools, but knowledge specifically covering older adult patients with cancer remains limited ...
Rios Tatiane Correia +6 more
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Will Memantine Exacerbate Seizures in People With Epilepsy? A Prospective Cohort Study
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate whether add‐on memantine would exacerbate seizures in people with epilepsy. Methods This was a prospective cohort study. People with epilepsy diagnosed with cognitive impairment were consecutively invited. Those who agreed were followed up for at least 24 weeks.
Peiyu Wang +7 more
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Body Composition of Patients with Malignant Gastrointestinal Tumor
Objective To analyze the body composition of patients with malignant gastrointestinal tumor and explore the value of body composition analysis in nutrition assessment.
CHEN Zhenyan, ZHU Li
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A modified quantitative subjective global assessment of nutrition for dialysis patients [PDF]
Malnutrition, a predictor of increased mortality in dialysis patients, can be estimated using the subjective global assessment (SGA), a semiquantitative scale with three severity levels. This semiquantitative feature restricts the SGA's reliability and precision.Using the components of the conventional SGA, we developed a fully quantitative scoring ...
Kalantar-Zadeh, K +4 more
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Lessons Learned From a Delayed‐Start Trial of Modafinil for Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objective Freezing of gait (FOG) in people with Parkinson's disease (PwPD) is debilitating and has limited treatments. Modafinil modulates beta/gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN), like PPN deep brain stimulation. We therefore tested the hypothesis that Modafinil would improve FOG in PwPD.
Tuhin Virmani +8 more
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