Effectiveness of different tools for malnutrition in the assessment of patients with cirrhosis
CONCLUSION: In patients with chronic liver diseases, SGA performed well as a good predictor of malnutrition, this might be because SGA analyses various domains which can be affected in chronic liver disease. Assessing malnutrition early may help in initiating appropriate medical nutritional therapy.PMID:38492774 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2024.03.015
Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - Category: General Medicine Authors: Gokulapriya Ramachandran Biju Pottakkat Pazhanivel Mohan Sharbari Basu Source Type: research
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