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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2024

Optimizing nutrition in hepatic cirrhosis: A comprehensive assessment and care approach.

Osvely Mendez-Guerrero, Anaisa Carranza-Carrasco, Luis Alberto Chi-Cervera, Aldo Torre, Nalu Navarro-Alvarez

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. [Assessment and management of malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis combined with hepatic encephalopathy].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Osvely Mendez-GuerreroDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Anaisa Carranza-CarrascoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Luis Alberto Chi-CerveraClínica de Especialidades Gastrointestinales y Hepáticas, Hospital Star Medica, Merida 97133, Yucatan, Mexico.
Aldo TorreDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Nalu Navarro-AlvarezDepartment of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cirrhosis is considered a growing cause of morbidity and mortality, which represents a significant public health problem. Currently, there is no effective treatment to reverse cirrhosis. Treatment primarily centers on addressing the underlying liver condition, monitoring, and managing portal hypertension-related complications, and evaluating the potential for liver transplantation in cases of decompensated cirrhosis, marked by rapid progression and the emergence of complications like variceal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, ascites, malnutrition, and more. Malnutrition, a prevalent complication across all disease stages, is often underdiagnosed in cirrhosis due to the complexities of nutritional assessment in patients with fluid retention and/or obesity, despite its crucial impact on prognosis. Increasing emphasis has been placed on the collaboration of nutritionists within hepatology and Liver transplant teams to deliver comprehensive care, a practice that has shown to improve outcomes. This review covers appropriate screening and assessment methods for evaluating the nutritional status of this population, diagnostic approaches for malnutrition, and context-specific nutrition treatments. It also discusses evidence-based recommendations for supplementation and physical exercise, both essential elements of the standard care provided to cirrhotic patients.

Indexed as

Esophageal and Gastric VaricesHypertension, PortalMalnutritionGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansLiver CirrhosisNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentCirrhosisDietGuidelinesNutritional diagnosisTreatment

Identifiers

PMID38596498
PMCPMC11000076
OpenAlexW4392805996

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