PREDICTION OF LONG TERM SURVIVAL BY NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT PARAMETERS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS
Nafzger-Schönberg, S.; Frey, K.; Sterchi, A.; Uehlinger, D. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2017 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Introduction: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is considered a key component of the decreased life expectancy in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Previously we evaluated changes in nutritional and anthropometric parameters concerning their relevance for assessing PEM in this patient group: Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002), handgrip strength measurement (HGS), mid-upper arm muscle area (MUAMA), triceps skin fold measurement (TSF), serum albumin, normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), eKt/V and total Kt/V, dry body weight, body mass index (BMI), age and time since start on MHD. We then ide…