CAQ Corner: The practical assessment and management of sarcopenia, frailty, and malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis
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DOI: 10.1002/lt.26491
Abstract: In recent years, our understanding of the impact of sarcopenia, frailty, and malnutrition in cirrhosis has greatly expanded. All three of these conditions have been associated with increased waitlist mortality beyond the Model for End‐Stage… read more here.
Keywords: frailty malnutrition; patients cirrhosis; sarcopenia frailty;
Prognostic value of simple frailty and malnutrition screening tools in patients with acute heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction
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DOI: 10.1007/s00392-017-1082-5
Abstract: BackgroundFrailty and malnutrition are common in patients with heart failure (HF), and are associated with adverse outcomes. We studied the prognostic value of three malnutrition and three frailty indices in patients admitted acutely to hospital… read more here.
Keywords: malnutrition; prognostic value; heart failure; frailty ... See more keywords
Frailty and Malnutrition: Related and Distinct Syndrome Prevalence and Association among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Singapore Longitudinal Ageing Studies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.06.017
Abstract: OBJECTIVE The association between frailty and malnutrition is widely noted, but the common and distinct aspects of this relationship are not well understood. We investigated the prevalence of prefrailty/frailty and malnutrition/nutritional risk; their overlapping prevalence;… read more here.
Keywords: risk; malnutrition; prevalence; frailty ... See more keywords