Publications by authors named "Sadie Dahlk"
Background: In cancer patients where gastrointestinal function is marginal and malnutrition significant enough to result in the requirement for intensive nutrition support, parenteral nutrition (PN) is indicated. This longitudinal study examined the quality of life (QoL) and nutritional outcomes in advanced cancer patients receiving home PN (HPN).
Methods: Fifty-two adult cancer patients (21 males, 31 females, average age 53 years) treated at a specialized cancer facility between April 2009 and November 2011 met criteria.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube occlusion in malignant peritoneal carcinomatosis-induced bowel obstruction.
Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol
November 2011
Objective: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for decompression in advanced peritoneal carcinomatosis with bowel obstruction is a safe and feasible palliative procedure. We describe a rare, previously unreported phenomenon of PEG tube occlusion by gastric mucosal herniation.
Methods: A consecutive case series of 73 patients with advanced abdominal carcinomatosis-induced bowel obstruction from January 2007 to June 2010.
Background: A frequent manifestation of advanced lung cancer is malnutrition, timely identification and treatment of which can lead to improved patient outcomes. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an easy-to-use and non-invasive technique to evaluate changes in body composition and nutritional status. We investigated the prognostic role of BIA-derived phase angle in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Malnutrition is a significant problem in patients with ovarian cancer. The goal of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) in patients with ovarian cancer treated in an integrative cancer treatment setting.
Methods: We evaluated a case series of 132 ovarian cancer patients treated at Cancer Treatment Centers of America(R) from Jan 2001 to May 2006.
Background: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an easy-to-use, non-invasive, and reproducible technique to evaluate changes in body composition and nutritional status. Phase angle, determined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), detects changes in tissue electrical properties and has been hypothesized to be a marker of malnutrition. Since malnutrition can be found in patients with breast cancer, we investigated the prognostic role of phase angle in breast cancer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA) derived phase angle is increasingly being used as an objective indicator of nutritional status in advanced cancer. Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) is a subjective method of nutritional status. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between BIA derived phase angle and SGA in advanced colorectal cancer.
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- Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a simple and non-invasive method used to assess body composition and nutritional status, focusing on a metric called phase angle, which can predict outcomes in chronic illnesses.
- A study involving 58 stage IV pancreatic cancer patients revealed that those with a phase angle under 5.0 degrees had a significantly shorter median survival of 6.3 months compared to those above 5.0 degrees, who had a median survival of 10.2 months.
- The findings highlight the potential of phase angle as a strong prognostic indicator for advanced pancreatic cancer, suggesting that more extensive studies are needed to confirm its relevance across different cancer types.
Article Synopsis
- Phase angle, measured through bioelectrical impedance analysis, indicates tissue electrical changes and serves as a predictor of survival in chronic conditions like HIV and cancer.
- In a study of 52 stage IV colorectal cancer patients, those with a phase angle ≤5.57 had a median survival of 8.6 months, while those with a phase angle >5.57 had 40.4 months, highlighting a significant survival difference.
- The findings suggest that phase angle is a valuable prognostic factor for advanced colorectal cancer, and further research with larger groups is necessary to explore its role in other cancer types.