Nasser, M., Abdelrahman, M., Neven, A., Mahmoud, A., Adel, I. (2019). Nutritional status in cirrhosis; pathogenesis and management. Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 3.2(2), 41-47. doi: 10.21608/mjvh.2019.55726
Mousa Nasser; Mokhtar Abdelrahman; Abbas Neven; awad Mahmoud; Ibrahim Adel. "Nutritional status in cirrhosis; pathogenesis and management". Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 3.2, 2, 2019, 41-47. doi: 10.21608/mjvh.2019.55726
Nasser, M., Abdelrahman, M., Neven, A., Mahmoud, A., Adel, I. (2019). 'Nutritional status in cirrhosis; pathogenesis and management', Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 3.2(2), pp. 41-47. doi: 10.21608/mjvh.2019.55726
Nasser, M., Abdelrahman, M., Neven, A., Mahmoud, A., Adel, I. Nutritional status in cirrhosis; pathogenesis and management. Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2019; 3.2(2): 41-47. doi: 10.21608/mjvh.2019.55726
Nutritional status in cirrhosis; pathogenesis and management
1Tropical Medicine dept, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Egypt.
2Internal Medicine dept, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Egypt.
3Occupational Medicine-Public Health dept, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura Univ., Egypt.
Abstract
Malnutrition is common in patients with cirrhosis. It is associatedwith worse prognosis and frequent complications including infections, hepatic encephalopathy and ascites. Moreovermalnutrition is associated with the progression of liver failure and high mortality rate. It has many underlying mechanisms including, anorexia, vomiting, poor absorption, and increased losses and other gastrointestinal disorders. The objectives of nutritional intervention in cirrhotic patients are the support of liver regeneration, prevention or correction of specific nutritional deficiencies and the prevention and/or treatment of the complications of liver disease. So that, early recognition and treatment of malnutrition in chronic liver disease lead to better disease outcome as well as prevention of the complications of chronic liver disease. The following review discusses approaches for the clinician to overcome some of the difficulties that prevent adequate nutrition delivery in cirrhotic patients.