Older people constitute an increasingly greater proportion of patients with advanced CKD,
including those patients undergoing maintenance dialysis treatment. Frailty is a biologic …

The incidence of malnutrition disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD) appears
unchanged over time, whereas patient-care and dialysis techniques continue to progress …

Disease-related malnutrition is a global public health problem. The consequences of
disease-related malnutrition are numerous, and include shorter survival rates, lower …

Among patients with renal failure, those with ARF and critical illness represent by far the
largest group undergoing artificial nutrition. ARF, especially in the ICU, seldom occurs as …

Enteral nutrition (EN) by means of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) and tube feeding (TF)
offers the possibility of increasing or ensuring nutrient intake in cases where normal food …

Background. Haemodialysis (HD) patients with lower body mass index (BMI) have a higher
relative mortality risk (RR), irrespective of race. However, only Asian Americans treated with …

Although intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) is a method used widely to combat protein-
calorie malnutrition in hemodialysis patients, its effect on survival has not been thoroughly …

▪ Abstract About 40% of patients undergoing maintenance dialysis suffer from varying
degrees of protein-energy malnutrition. This is a problem of substantial importance because …

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is associated with mortality in patients with end-stage renal
disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis. The correct diagnosis of PEW is extremely …

Como parte de las medidas higiénico-dietéticas, el asesoramiento nutricional debe ser la
primera recomendación al paciente. Los cuidados dietéticos siempre se han considerado …