Publications by authors named "Jessica Stein"
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.
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 And Objectives: Zinc deficiency has been associated with poor prognosis in chronic liver disease. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the role of zinc supplementation in the management of chronic liver diseases.
Materials And Methods: We searched MEDLINE, LILACS, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases from inception to August 2018.
Aim of this prospective randomized study was to determine the influence of the electrode surface area and sampling time on the accuracy of the number of fluctuations in skin conductance per second to distinguish different states of acute pain. These methodological issues have been previously suggested as an explanation for contradictory data related to the accuracy of the skin conductance monitor. A total of 541 pain ratings on a numeric rating scale (0-10) were obtained from 120 adult postoperative patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Both skin conductance and surgical stress index have been proposed as useful means of assessing pain. Both methods are based on the assessment of the sympathovagal balance, which, according to reports, is influenced by age and sex, and currently neither of the assessments take these factors into account. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between age, sex, magnitude of acute post-operative pain and haemodynamic and autonomic changes.
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