Cichoż-Lach Halina, Michalak Agata
Department of Gastroenterology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-094 Lublin, Poland.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2017;2017:6765856. doi: 10.1155/2017/6765856. Epub 2017 Aug 13.
It is assumed that approximately 24-66% of patients with liver cirrhosis develop malnutrition. Numerous pathological processes lead to serious disorders of nutritional status in this group of patients. Malnutrition in the course of liver cirrhosis is associated with increased morbidity, complications, and low quality of life. Under these conditions, detection of malnutrition is of crucial importance. This review explores the complex mechanisms that lead to malnutrition in the course of liver cirrhosis and focuses on methods used in the assessment of nutritional status in cirrhotic patients. Among others, the role of bioelectrical impedance is highlighted. This noninvasive tool is promising and quite an accurate method of estimating body composition.
据推测，约24% - 66%的肝硬化患者会出现营养不良。众多病理过程导致这组患者的营养状况严重紊乱。肝硬化过程中的营养不良与发病率增加、并发症以及生活质量低下相关。在这些情况下，营养不良的检测至关重要。本综述探讨了导致肝硬化过程中营养不良的复杂机制，并着重介绍了用于评估肝硬化患者营养状况的方法。其中，生物电阻抗的作用得到了强调。这种非侵入性工具很有前景，是一种相当准确的估计身体成分的方法。
