The extent of removal of the uremic toxins in hemodialysis (HD) therapies depends primarily
on the dialysis membrane characteristics and the solute transport mechanisms involved …

Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher rate of protein-energy wasting (PEW) due to
lower dietary intake of energy and protein (particularly on dialysis days) and greater loss of …

Purpose Malnutrition is prevalent in patients on dialysis and is associated with morbidity and
mortality. Nutritional status can be assessed by a variety of biochemical and physical …

Abstract The chemotherapeutic agent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) remains the backbone of
postoperative adjuvant treatment for gastric cancer. However, fewer than half of patients with …

Background Mobile technology has an impact on the health care sector, also within dietetics.
Mobile health (mHealth) apps may be used for dietary assessment and self-monitoring …

End-stage renal disease patients have insufficient renal clearance capacity left to
adequately excrete metabolic waste products. Hemodialysis (HD) is often employed to …

Objective Since its development, cumulative evidence has accumulated regarding the
prognostic value of the Malnutrition-Inflammation Score (MIS/Kalantar score) prognostic …

Objective The aim is to verify the association between nutritional status and muscle strength,
considering handgrip strength (HGS) cutoffs associated with sarcopenia and mortality …

Background: Hemodialyzed patients with poor erythropoietin response tend to have low
volume of visceral adipose tissue and score high on malnutrition-inflammation score. This …

Background and aims Few studies have explored the association between malnutrition,
defined by the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI), and all-cause mortality, particularly in …