BACKGROUND Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS) has been proposed as a new quantitative system for assessment of malnutrition and inflammation, which are common important risk factors for increased morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. OBJECTIVE To determine the MIS and related it to the presence of atherosclerosis, and the morbidity and mortality rate. MATERI...

In the present study, we aimed to validate the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) for routine nutritional screening in the radiation oncology setting, thus enabling timely and adequate referrals of patients at risk for individualised or advanced intervention. Towards this objective, we conducted a prospective cross-sectional study in 450 non-selected cancer patients (18-95 years) refe...

BACKGROUND There is limited data on the nutritional status of Asian patients with various aetiologies of cirrhosis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and to compare nutritional differences between various aetiologies. METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study of adult patients with decompensated cirrhosis was conducted. Nutritional status was assessed using standard anthr...

Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate nutritional status by using nutritional screening tools [Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS) 2002, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA)] in patients before and after liver transplantation. We analyzed medical...

OBJECTIVE Verify the association between anthropometric indicators and the Subjective Global Assessment of Nutritional Status (SGA) and the Screening of Risk for Nutritional Status and Growth (STRONGkids) scales. METHODS A cross-sectional study with patients from 0 to 18 years admitted in the Hospital das Clínicas, Goiânia (GO), between August and November 2015. Children and adolescents admit...

BACKGROUND Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), a method of nutritional assessment based on clinical judgment, has been widely used to assess the nutritional status of adults for both clinical and research purposes. OBJECTIVE Foreseeing benefits of its use in children, we chose to adapt SGA and test its validity and reproducibility in the pediatric population. DESIGN We prospectively evaluat...

Background: The prevalence of malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis is considerably high. Body mass index (BMI) a well-known risk factor for malnutrition, but the other factors are unknown. We investigated and its cirrhosis. Methods: In total, 361 were enrolled. Muscle quality quantity retrospectively assessed using grip strength test bioelectrical impedance analysis. Subjective global assess...

PURPOSE The increasing number of elderly people worldwide throughout the years is concerning due to the health problems often faced by this population. This review aims to summarize the nutritional status among hospitalized elderly and the role of the nutritional assessment tools in this issue. METHODS A literature search was performed on six databases using the terms "malnutrition", "hospita...

BACKGROUND Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA) derived phase angle is increasingly being used as an objective indicator of nutritional status in advanced cancer. Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) is a subjective method of nutritional status. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between BIA derived phase angle and SGA in advanced colorectal cancer. METHODS We evaluated a c...

Abstract Introduction Malnutrition is strongly associated with negative outcomes in aged populations cancer. Several studies have compared the of nutritional-screening tools, but knowledge specifically covering older adult patients cancer remains limited. The aim this study was to compare two Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) versus Mini Nutritional (MNA) for population. M...