ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2016
Nutritional evaluation in cirrhosis: Emphasis on the phase angle.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Phase angle and mortality: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Pooled it
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- Comparison of Mucosal and Faecal Microbiomes in Patients With Cirrhosis.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2026Article
- Phase angle as an indicator of nutritional status: a cross-sectional study on the Iranian population.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis-derived phase angle predicts osteosarcopenia and mortality in patients with chronic liver disease.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The use of phase angle in patients with digestive and liver diseases.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Review
- Gut dysbiosis and body composition in cirrhosis.World journal of hepatology · 2022Article
- Assessment of resting energy expenditure in patients with cirrhosis.World journal of hepatology · 2022Article
- Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Derived-Phase Angle as a Pragmatic Tool to Detect Protein Energy Wasting among Multi-Ethnic Hemodialysis Patients.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Value of Visceral Fat Area and Resting Energy Expenditure in Assessment of Metabolic Characteristics in Obese and Lean Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Resting energy expenditure in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2021Article
- Phase angle and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease before and after bariatric surgery.World journal of hepatology · 2020Article
- Clinical implications with tolvaptan on monitored bioimpedance-defined fluid status in patients with cirrhotic ascites: an observational study.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Observational
- The Challenges of Nutritional Assessment in Cirrhosis.Current nutrition reports · 2017Article
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- Subjective Global Assessment and Handgrip Strength as Predictive Factors in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2017Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis and Other Methods in the Assessment of Nutritional Status in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.Gastroenterology research and practice · 2017Review
- Is rectus abdominis thickness associated with survival among patients with liver cirrhosis? A prospective cohort study.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicinaArticle
- Comparison of Anthropometry, Bioelectrical Impedance, and Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry for Body Composition in Cirrhosis.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatologyArticle
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Abstract
Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is a common condition in cirrhotic patients, leading to a worse prognosis, complications, poor quality of life and lower survival rates. Among ways of assessing nutritional status, there are anthropometric methods such as the evaluation of the triceps skinfold, the arm circumference, the arm muscle circumference and the body mass index, and non-anthropometric methods such as the subjective global assessment, the handgrip strength of non-dominant hand, and the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). PCM is frequently under-diagnosed in clinical settings in patients with cirrhosis due to the limitations of nutritional evaluation methods in this population. BIA is a useful method, but cannot be indicated in patients with abnormal body composition. In these situations, the phase angle (PA) has been used, and can become an important tool in assessing nutritional status in any situation. The PA is superior to anthropometric methods and might be considered as a nutritional indicator in cirrhosis. The early characterization of the nutritional status in patients with cirrhosis means an early nutritional intervention, with a positive impact on patients' overall prognosis. Among the usually accepted methods for nutritional diagnosis, the PA provides information in a quick and objective manner.
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