Open AccessSimple methods for nutritional status assessment in patients treated with repeated hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Biserka Tirmenštajn-Janković,
Nada Dimković
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0410439t
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , malnutrition , hemodialysis , sss* , lean body mass , body mass index , hemoglobin , skin fold , dialysis , protein–energy malnutrition , gastroenterology , body weight
Protein-energy malnutrition is common in chronic hemodialysis patients and is strongly associated with increased morbidity and mortality. While determination of the nutritional status is often based on objective measurements such as biochemical parameters and anthropometric measurements, there is no single measurement that can reliably identify risk for malnutrition.