Publications by authors named "Lea Franziska Sautter"
Article Synopsis
- Disease-related malnutrition (MN) is prevalent among patients with liver cirrhosis (LC), short bowel syndrome (SBS), and chronic pancreatitis (CP), highlighting the need for effective screening and diagnostic tools.
- Various screening tools (NRS-2002, MUST, RFH-NPT) and diagnostic criteria (ESPEN, GLIM) were analyzed in a study involving 187 patients to determine their accuracy in diagnosing MN across these conditions.
- Results showed that specific criteria such as weight loss and reduced food intake had high diagnostic accuracy, with RFH-NPT and MUST being more effective when combined with the GLIM algorithm, indicating varying nutritional risks in LC, SBS, and CP patients.
Article Synopsis
- Patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) are at a high risk for malnutrition, with significant impacts on muscle mass and physical performance.
- A study involving 66 CP patients revealed that 21% had moderate malnutrition and 42% severe malnutrition, correlating with reduced skeletal muscle and fat mass compared to healthy controls.
- The findings suggest the need for regular assessments of body composition in CP patients, emphasizing that malnutrition may not be apparent until it reaches advanced stages, and further research is needed on biomarkers and the relationship between muscle mass loss and physical function.
