GLIM criteria validation and reliability in critically ill patients with cancer: A prospective study.

Background: The present study aims to assess the interrater reliability of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria, a framework to provide a consensus diagnosis of malnutrition. We also aimed to investigate its concurrent and predictive validity in the context of patients with cancer admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods: Individuals aged ≥19 years with cancer who were admitted to the ICU within 48 h of their initial hospital admission were included.

Mid-arm muscle circumference cutoff points in patients with cirrhosis: Low muscle mass related to malnutrition predicts mortality.

Objectives: Muscle loss is one of the phenotypic criteria of malnutrition, is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis, and is associated with adverse outcomes. Mid-arm muscle circumference (MAMC) estimates the skeletal muscle mass and is especially helpful in cases of fluid overload. This study aimed to propose MAMC cutoff points for patients with cirrhosis and demonstrate its association with 1-year mortality.

Dietary inflammatory index after liver transplantation: Associated effects and long-term outcomes.

Background & Aims: We examined the dietary inflammatory potential in patients who underwent liver transplantation (LTx), associated factors and its relationship with clinical outcomes ten years after the initial evaluation.

Methods: Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®) scores were generated from data derived from the 24-h recall in 108 patients.

Results: Patients with higher DII scores (highest tertile), indicating a pro-inflammatory diet, had significantly higher serum LDL cholesterol (108.

Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.

Objectives: To assess the concurrent and predictive validity of different combinations of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria in patients with colorectal cancer considering different indicators of reduced muscle mass (MM) and the effects of the disease.

Methods: A secondary analysis with patients with colorectal cancer. The reduced MM was assessed by arm muscle area, arm muscle circumference, calf circumference, fat-free mass index, skeletal muscle index (SMI) and skeletal muscle.

Validation of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria for diagnosis of malnutrition and mortality prediction for people living with HIV or AIDS.

Objectives: To validate the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria to diagnose malnutrition in hospitalized people living with HIV or AIDS (HA) considering different combinations, using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) as the semi-gold standard, and to assess the predictive effects of malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria on hospital length of stay and mortality.

Methods: Retrospective observational study including hospitalized people living with HA aged >18 y. Forty GLIM combinations were obtained by combining the different phenotypic and etiologic criteria.

Exploring the use of the GLIM criteria to diagnose malnutrition in cancer inpatients.

Objectives: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria establish a diagnosis of malnutrition based on the presence of at least one phenotypic and one etiologic criterion. This study aimed to assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the GLIM criteria in hospitalized cancer patients.

Methods: This is an observational retrospective study, including 885 cancer patients, ages >18 y, admitted to a medical oncology inpatient unit between 2019 and 2020.

Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis in patients on the waiting list for liver transplant: Associated factors and prognostic effects.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess patients on the waiting list for liver transplant (LTx) according to bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA), as well as to verify the association between the placement of the vectors on the graph with clinical outcomes and identify the predictors to vector placement in quadrant 4 (Q4; indicating more hydration and less cellularity).

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study including 129 patients ≥20 y of age awaiting LTx. Patients' nutritional status was assessed by using different tools, including single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis and the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).

Different combinations of the GLIM criteria for patients awaiting a liver transplant: Poor performance for malnutrition diagnosis but a potentially useful prognostic tool.

Background & Aims: Studies using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria for patients with liver cirrhosis are limited. This study aimed to assess the impact of malnutrition according to the GLIM criteria on the outcomes of patients awaiting a liver transplant (LTx) and compare these criteria with Subjective Global Assessment (SGA).

Methods: This retrospective observational study included adult patients awaiting LTx.

Energy Expenditure and Liver Transplantation: What We Know and Where We Are.

Patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) and undergoing liver transplantation (LTx) commonly present with malnutrition attributed to various etiologies. One of the causes is potential hypermetabolism resulting from increased resting energy expenditure (REE). After the surgery, it is hypothesized that these patients show a reduction in REE, which may contribute to the weight gain observed in this population.