Malnutrition is a known risk factor for postoperative morbidity and mortality in patients awaiting liver transplantation (LT). Malnutrition is a potentially reversible risk factor, though there are no clear guidelines on the best mechanism for an improvement. It also remains unclear if preoperative nutri...
La desnutrición es un estado de nutrición caracterizada por una deficiencia de energía, proteínas
y otros nutrientes que provoca efectos adversos en el cuerpo humano, impactando en la
funcionabilidad y en el resultado clínico (1, 2). Las principales causas de la desnutrición están
orientadas a una...
This handbook draws on the work of the many people around the world dedicated to the care and support of older people. The primary intended audience for this handbook is health and social care workers in the community and in primary care settings. The guidance in this handbook will help community health...
Health of the Elderly,
Integral Healthcare Practice,
Primary Health Care,
Cognitive Dysfunction/therapy,
Mobility Limitation,
Malnutrition/therapy,
Hearing Loss/rehabilitation,
Depressive Disorder/therapy,
Caregivers,
Vision Disorders/rehabilitation,
Health Services for the Aged/standards,
Geriatric Assessment/methods,
Patient-Centered Care,
Healthy Aging
Turck, D;
Braegger, CP;
Colombo, C;
Declercq, D;
Morton, A;
Pancheva, R;
Robberecht, E;
Stern, M;
Strandvik, B;
Wolfe, S;
Schneider, SM;
Wilschanski, M.
"BACKGROUND:
Malnutrition is both a frequent feature and a comorbidity of cystic fibrosis (CF), with nutritional status strongly associated with pulmonary function and survival. Nutritional management is therefore standard of care in CF patients. ESPEN, ESPGHAN and ECFS recommended guidelines to cover nu...
Combined Modality Therapy,
Consensus,
Cystic Fibrosis,
Dietary Supplements,
Disease Progression,
Cystic Fibrosis/therapy,
Diet, Healthy,
Malabsorption Syndromes,
Malnutrition,
Nutritional Support,
Malnutrition/prevention & control,
Precision Medicine,
Cystic Fibrosis/diet therapy
BACKGROUND: Older people suffering from dementia are at increased risk of malnutrition due to various nutritional problems, and the question arises which interventions are effective in maintaining adequate nutritional intake and nutritional status in the course of the disease. It is of further interest w...
Dementia/diet therapy,
Disease Progression,
Nutritional Support/methods,
Recommended Dietary Allowances,
Fatty Acids, Omega-3/therapeutic use,
Micronutrients/therapeutic use,
Dietary Supplements,
Malnutrition/diet therapy,
Cognition Disorders/diet therapy,
GRADE Approach
Malnutrition in all its forms is closely linked, either directly or indirectly, to major causes of death and disability worldwide. The causes of malnutrition are directly related to inadequate dietary intake as well as disease, but indirectly to many factors, among others household food security, materna...
This guideline provides guidance on the principles and evidence-informed recommendations on the nutritional care and support for patients with tuberculosis. Undernutrition increases the risk of tuberculosis and in turn tuberculosis can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition is therefore highly prevalent am...
Malnutrition is the largest single underlying cause of death worldwide and is associated with over 1/3 of all childhood deaths. The objective of the document is to provide a summary of existing WHO information regarding the principles of identification and management of communicable diseases in malnouris...
