Nutritional status and related factors of cirrhosis patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital
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Malnutrition is common in patients with cirrhosis and related complications such as ascites, infection, hepatic encephalopathy, and death. A cross-sectional descriptive study to assess the nutritional status and related factors on 40 cirrhotic patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital showed the following results: the average muscle strength of the subjects was 20.7 ± 7.9 kg. The rate at risk of malnutrition, according to SGA, is high, accounting for 60%, the rate of muscle strength loss is 75%. Elderly patients, viral cirrhosis, decompensated cirrhosis, and diets that do not meet the recommended requirements for energy and protein have a higher risk of malnutrition than the other group, which is statistically significant with p < 0.05. Therefore, the assessment of nutritional status plays a very important role to detect early nutritional problems, to plan early nutritional interventions to increase the effectiveness of treatment for patients with cirrhosis.
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nutritional, liver cirrhosis, Hanoi Medical University Hospital
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