Publications by authors named "Ana Cristhina Henz"
Background: Liver transplantation is a complex treatment that demands a high workload from the nursing team. This study evaluated the nursing workload and its relationship with the severity of patients after liver transplantation.
Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study, with a review of 286 medical records of liver transplant patients from January 2014 to June 2018 in a hospital in southern Brazil was performed.
Article Synopsis
- - Malnutrition is a common issue in cirrhosis patients, affecting 20% to 50%, and it negatively impacts overall health and recovery; understanding resting energy expenditure (REE) is crucial for managing their nutritional needs.
- - A study with 90 cirrhotic patients compared REE measurements from various methods, including indirect calorimetry (IC) as the standard, and found significant discrepancies, especially with the Harris & Benedict equation.
- - The IOM and FAO/WHO/UNU equations showed similar results to IC, suggesting they could be effective tools for nutritional management in cirrhosis patients.
Resting energy expenditure in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma.
World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther
January 2021
Background: The diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with independent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies from 20% to 50%, is related to important complications and has a direct impact on the prognosis. Determination of the resting energy expenditure (REE) has become an important parameter in this population, as it allows therapeutic adjustments to recover their nutritional status. The REE in cirrhosis, with and without HCC, is not clearly defined, and requires the identification and definition of the best nutritional approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: malnutrition is a frequent finding among cancer patients. Despite its prognostic significance, there are still few studies evaluating the nutritional status of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Objectives: to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with HCC by different methods.
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