Nutritional implications of liver transplantation.

摘要: Malnutrition is a common problem of patients undergoing liver transplantation. To treat malnutrition, it must first be identified through nutritional assessment. Because many objective assessment parameters have limitations in end-stage disease, subjective indicators may used as an alternative. Nutritional needs following transplantation are categorized short and long term. The short-term goal, anabolism, can complicated by the status patient, surgical procedures, necessary medications. increased nutrient during early posttransplant phase require particular support. Nutrition-related problems include obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperkalemia, edema, or osteoporosis. Dietetic advice relative to transplant recipient improve both short- long-term outcomes.