[Research advances in indices and methods for nutritional status evaluation in patients with liver cirrhosis]

Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2017 Mar 20;25(3):237-240. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-3418.2017.03.017.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

In recent years, malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis has been taken more and more seriously in clinical physicians, and patients' nutritional status is closely associated with prognosis. At present, there are many methods for the evaluation of nutritional status in patients with liver cirrhosis, but there are still no unified standards. This article reviews the common evaluation indices and methods used in clinical practice in China and foreign countries, in order to provide a basis for accurately evaluating nutritional status and guiding nutritional therapy in patients with liver cirrhosis.

近年来,肝硬化患者的营养不良问题得到越来越多临床医生的重视,患者的营养状态与预后密切相关。目前对肝硬化患者营养状况的评估方法众多,但尚无完全统一标准。现将国内外临床常用的评价指标及方法进行综述,以期为临床医生准确评价肝硬化患者的营养状况,指导营养治疗提供依据。.

Keywords: Liver cirrhosis; Malnutrition; Mutritional assessment.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis*
  • Male
  • Malnutrition / therapy
  • Nutrition Assessment*
  • Nutritional Status*
  • Nutritional Support / methods
  • Prognosis