Open AccessThe Effect of Nutritional Status on Outcome of Hospitalization in Paediatric Liver Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Yasmeen Mansi,
Shereen Abdel Ghaffar,
Shaymaa Sayed,
Hanaa ElKaraksy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21606.8956
Subject(s) - medicine , percentile , underweight , malnutrition , body mass index , skinfold thickness , circumference , anthropometry , hepatology , liver disease , pediatrics , surgery , overweight , statistics , geometry , mathematics
Liver is an important organ for metabolism. It has a major role in integrating the various biochemical pathways of metabolism. Thus, children with chronic liver disease are at high risk for developing undernutrition, with important prognostic implications.