JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2014, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (6): 672-680.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2014.06.031

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Nutritional evaluation in patients with liver cirrhosis

Zheng Wenkai, Wang Maorong   

  1. Centre of Liver Diseases,81st Hospital,Clinical College,Affiliated to Anhui Medical University,Nanjing 210002,China
  • Received:2014-04-28 Online:2014-12-31 Published:2016-04-11

Abstract: Malnutrition in patients with liver cirrhosis is an important factor affecting the prognosis and mortality of these patients. In recent years,several nutritional evaluation methods are used in clinical practice, such as the body energy and substance metabolism assessment,anthropometric,biochemical and immunological indexes,and imaging evaluation. In this review, we summarized the application of these methods in order to provide references for assessing the nutritional status.

Key words: iver cirrhosis, Malnutrition, Nutritional assessment