Nutrition assessment and support in children with end-stage liver disease.

摘要: Malnutrition is a treatable complication in children with end-stage liver disease (ESLD). Biliary atresia and other cholestatic disorders are the most frequent cause of ESLD children. No single variable provides adequate information about nutrition status, yet effective support one intervention known to improve pre- posttransplant outcomes. A proactive approach consisting screening anthropometry interpreted using appropriate growth references, recognition clinical manifestations associated micronutrient deficiency, timely aggressive paramount importance maximize anabolism optimize This article presents principles assessment, intervention, monitoring ESLD.