title: Nutritional assessment and treatment of patients with liver cirrhosis.
abstract: Prevalence of chronic liver diseases, including liver cirrhosis, is increasing worldwide. The nutritional state assessment in these patients is complicated, and besides anthropometry is based on several other tools in order to be more accurate. Specific dietary recommendations are needed in patients with chronic liver diseases in order to help prevent and treat liver decompensation because malnutrition is an independent predictor of mortality. This review focuses on essential aspects in the nutritional assessment of cirrhotic patients and some general recommendations for their treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán (INCMNSZ), Mexico City, Mexico. Electronic address: scorpiomv_16@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moctezuma-Velázquez
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Juárez
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Soto-Solís
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernández-Cortés
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torre
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood; D000886:Anthropometry; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017097:Electric Impedance; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications / Q000178:diet therapy*; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D020738:Leptin; D018977:Micronutrients
keywords: Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Branched chain amino acid; Decompensated cirrhosis; Hand grip strength; Malnutrition