PURPOSE The purpose of this project was to identify the nutritional status of older adults in a primary care setting by using a standardized nutritional tool and to improve clinical outcomes by implementing appropriate interventions. METHODS A retrospective chart review of 50 records was conducted prior to any intervention to document what was being done before the use of a standardized nutri...

OBJECTIVE A high proportion of stunting and wasting in children under-five has been reported from developing countries. This paper presents the nutritional status of a two year cohort of urban squatter children in Karachi, Pakistan and assesses risk factors for wasting and stunting at the reference ages of six, twelve and twenty-four months. METHODS A birth cohort of 738 children were visited...

Dysphagia is the most common presenting symptom in patients with esophageal malignancy and contributes significantly to weight loss and malnourishment. An increasing number of patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer undergo treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) before surgery because this has been shown to improve survival. Neoadjuvant CRT is, however, associated with acut...

A uniform approach may be applied to any process which may be defined as simple i.e. one which is orderly, easily understood, repeatable and reproducible and not complicated or complex. The approach to nutrition for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) cannot be described as uniform or simple for a number of reasons. These patients frequently present with multiple, simultane...

BACKGROUND Wound dehiscence/burst abdomen is a very serious postoperative complication associated with high morbidity and mortality. It has significant impact on health care cost, both for the patients and hospitals. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of wound dehiscence/burst abdomen in patients undergoing emergency and elective laparotomies through midline incisions and to id...

Introduction: Malnutrition is a significant cause of child morbidity and mortality, it remains global health issue with high prevalence. Here, we carried out bibliometric survey to provide scientific research output on malnutrition identify the gaps future direction from published papers searched in Web Science (WoS). Methods: A comprehensive analysis was generated by searching WoS database. Me...

INTRODUCTION Systemic inflammatory response in individuals with cancer is related to a progressive reduction in total body mass, especially lean mass. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to determine the association between nutritional status and systemic inflammatory response in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. METHODOLOGY A case series study was carried out involving 30 male ...

s: Background: Review of literature suggest conflicting presence of undernourishment as well as over weightness in children with cerebral palsy. The purpose of present study is to analyse body mass index of children with different clinical types of cerebral palsy with respect to their gross motor functions using GMFCS. Methods: prospective cross sectional observational study was conducted on 50...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS enteral (EN) and parenteral (TPN) nutrition exert variable therapeutic effects on the induction and maintenance of remission in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This review aims to provide an updated discussion on the complex relationship between diet and IBD. METHODS medline, Cochrane and Scopus database searches were conducted. Sources cited in the articles obtained wer...

Resilience, exhibiting intact psychological functioning despite exposure to trauma, is one perspective as to why some people who are exposed to trauma do not develop symptoms. This study examines the prisoner of war experience to expand our understanding of this phenomenon in extreme cases of trauma such as prolonged captivity, malnourishment, and physical and psychological torture. The study e...