Aggressive nutrition intervention reduces ascites and frequency of paracentesis in malnourished patients with cirrhosis and ascites

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Alterations in nutrient metabolism, nutritional requirements, and reduced dietary intakes are common in chronic liver disease (CLD). These result in malnutrition, sarcopenia, and exacerbate progression to decompensation and ascites. We aimed to investigate the effects of continuo...

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Published in:JGH Open
Main Authors: Vidot, Helen, Bowen, David G, Carey, Sharon, McCaughan, Geoffrey W, Allman‐Farinelli, Margaret, Shackel, Nicholas A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6206992/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30483543
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12016
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