NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS AT THE GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY CENTER, BACH MAI HOSPITAL IN 2023-2024
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Objective: To assess the nutritional status of patients with cirrhosis at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Bach Mai Hospital in 2023 - 2024. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 182 patients with cirrhosis receiving inpatient treatment at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, from April 2023 to June 2024. Malnutrition was diagnosed according to BMI, SGA, and GLIM criteria. Results: Patients were mainly in the 40-59 age group with 68.7%, male 92.3%, classified as Child-pugh B and C with 86.8%, compensated cirrhosis 78.6%. According to BMI, there were 29 malnourished patients, accounting for 15.9%, of which 15 were CED-A, 6 were CED-B, and only 8 were CED-C. According to SGA, most patients had SGA-B at 50.5%, followed by SGA-A at 42.3%, and the lowest was SGA-C at 7.1%. According to the GLIM classification, the proportion of malnourished patients was 37.4%. There was no relationship between age, gender, child-pugh classification, cirrhosis level, and nutritional status according to GLIM. Conclusion: The proportion of cirrhosis patients with malnutrition according to GLIM criteria was 37.4%, and there was no relationship with age, gender, child-pugh classification, or cirrhosis level.
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: malnutrition, GLIM, cirrhosis
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