A prospective randomized study of preoperative nutritional supplementation in patients awaiting elective orthotopic liver transplantation

Poor nutritional status is common among patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation and is associated with poor outcome. This prospective randomized controlled trial examined the effect of pretransplant nutritional supplementation on the outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation. O...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation 2000-04, Vol.69 (7), p.1364-1369
Hauptverfasser:	LE CORNU, K. A, MCKIERNAN, F. J, KAPADIA, S. A, NEUBERGER, J. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Energy Intake Enteral Nutrition Female Humans Liver Diseases - mortality Liver Diseases - surgery Liver Diseases - therapy Liver, biliary tract, pancreas, portal circulation, spleen Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Nutritional Status Nutritional Support Preoperative Care Prospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Survival Analysis Treatment Outcome Waiting Lists
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Zusammenfassung:	Poor nutritional status is common among patients awaiting orthotopic liver transplantation and is associated with poor outcome. This prospective randomized controlled trial examined the effect of pretransplant nutritional supplementation on the outcome of patients undergoing liver transplantation. Of 82 consecutive patients with mid-arm muscle circumference
ISSN:	0041-1337 1534-6080
DOI:	10.1097/00007890-200004150-00026