Nutritional Competence and Resilience among Hemodialysis Patients in the Setting of Dialysis Initiation and Hospitalization | Zendy

Stephan Thijssen | Zendy; Michelle Wong | Zendy; Len A. Usvyat | Zendy; Qingqing Xiao | Zendy; Peter Kotanko | Zendy; Franklin W. Maddux | Zendy

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Nutritional Competence and Resilience among Hemodialysis Patients in the Setting of Dialysis Initiation and Hospitalization

Author(s) -

Stephan Thijssen,

Michelle Wong,

Len A. Usvyat,

Qingqing Xiao,

Peter Kotanko,

Franklin W. Maddux

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.08430814

Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , malnutrition , creatinine , dialysis , percentile , cohort , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics

Dialysis patients have a high risk for inadequate nutrition. Their nutritional status is particularly susceptible to deterioration when faced with intercurrent events such as hospitalization. This study was conducted to improve the understanding of the temporal evolution of nutritional parameters as a foundation for rational and proactive nutritional intervention.

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