Associations Between Nutrition Markers and Muscle Mass on Bioimpedance Analysis in Patients Receiving Parenteral Nutrition.

Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) is used for malnourished patients and those intolerant of enteral nutrition. This pilot study assessed repeatability of bioimpedance analysis (BIA) in critically ill patients and association with nutrition markers and patients' length of hospital stay.

Methods: Twenty-two patients receiving PN, after major surgery or during critical illness, were enrolled and underwent serial BIA and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) by a dietitian.

The outcomes of pregnancies following a prenatal diagnosis of fetal exomphalos in Western Australia.

Aims: To review the perinatal outcomes for prenatally diagnosed exomphalos from a single geographical region.

Methods: Retrospective review of cases of prenatally identified exomphalos in the state of Western Australia in the ten-year period 1998-2007 using the medical databases of the sole tertiary obstetric and paediatric hospitals.

Results: Ninety-four cases of prenatally identified exomphalos comprise this consecutive case series.