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  • 1
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Malnutrition ; HIV-infection
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Study objective: To determine forms of malnutrition and basal metabolism at different stages of immunological impairment in clinically stable patients infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).Design: Cross sectional study.Setting: 53 outpatients with HIV-infection classified according to the Walter Reed staging system (WR1 to WR6).Measurements and main results: 87% of the patients showed some evidence of malnutrition. Reduced body weight was found in 53%, 68% and 25% had decreases in fat and body cell mass, 17% had visceral protein deficiency, whereas extracellular mass and serum triglyceride concentrations were increased in 58% and 30%, respectively. Reduced serum albumin and transferrin closely paralleled immunological depression, whereas alterations in body composition were manifest early during HIV-infection (WR3) and remained unchanged during the transition to the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome itself. Resting metabolic rate increased from WR1 to WR3; it remained within the expected range during later stages (WR4-WR6), but was not appropriately reduced in response to the loss in body cell mass.Conclusions: HIV-infected patients display both, calorie and protein malnutrition. Immunological depression was independent of loss of body mass, but was closely associated to decreases in serum albumin values. Nutritional assessment and intervention should therefore be performed at an early stage of HIV-infection.
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  • 2
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    Journal of molecular medicine 70 (1992), S. 478-486 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Liver cirrhosis ; Liver transplantation ; Malnutrition ; Nutritional state ; Marasmus ; Kwashiorkor ; Nutritional assessment ; Liver function ; Energy expenditure
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The purpose of this article is to present detailed data on the nutritional assessment in cirrhotic patients. The exact frequency and types of malnutrition, its associations with the aetiology of liver disease, liver dysfunction and clinical staging in liver cirrhosis are unknown. A new classification system is presented which may help to suggest some interventional guidelines. Physical (anthropometry, 24-h urinary creatinine excretion, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), total body potassium counting, ultrasound examination) and metabolic (indirect calorimetry) assessment of nutritional status was therefore performed in 123 patients with liver cirrhosis, who were considered as potential candidates for liver transplantation. Data were related to the clinical, biochemical, histological and prognostic data of liver disease. Of our patients 65% showed some signs of protein-calorie malnutrition as indicated by low body cell mass, reduced serum albumin concentrations or abnormal skinfold thickness. Of these 34% were considered as “kwashiorkor-like” (normal body composition, serum albumin 〈35 g/1), and 18% were “marastic” (reduced body weight, body cell mass, and fat mass). However, 49% of the malnourished group had reduced body cell mass in association with increased fat mass and frequently presented with a normal body weight (“mixed” or “obese” type). Protein-calorie malnutrition did not correlate with the aetiology of the disease and biochemical parameters of liver function. Malnutrition was observed at all clinical stages but was more frequently seen at advanced stages. We conclude that malnutrition associated with liver cirrhosis is not a clear phenomenon. Its clinical presentation is heterogenous and not reflected by the histological or biochemical parameters of liver disease. Since malnutrition is rarely diagnosed, early and detailed nutritional assessment in all patients with liver disease is important.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1435-2451
    Keywords: Esophageal carcinoma ; Gastric carcinomaCancer cachexia ; Malnutrition ; Body composition ; Metabolism
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung Zur Frage des Einflusses des präoperativen Gewichtsverlusts auf die metabolische Adaptation an das Operationstrauma und auf die Häufigkeit postoperativer Komplikationen wurden 44 Patienten mit Karzinomen des oberen Gastrointestinaltrakts (23 Ösophagus-und 21 Magenkarzinome) 10–14 Tage prä- und postoperativ im Ernährungsstatus, der Körperzusammensetzung und der Stoffwechsellage untersucht. Die Patienten wurden entsprechend dem präoperativen Gewichtsverlust in den letzten 6 Monaten vor der stationären Aufnahme in 3 Gruppen unterteilt: I: Abnahme um 0–5% des Ausgangsgewichts, II: 5–10% und III: 〉 10%. 50% der Patienten wiesen präoperativ keinen oder nur einen geringen Gewichtsverlust auf. Auch bei hohem Gewichtsverlust wurde das jeweils errechnete ideale Körpergewicht nicht unterschritten. Körperzellund Fettmasse waren in Gruppe III signifikant (p 〈 0,05) niedriger als in Gruppe I. Da der Ruheenergieverbrauch bei den meisten Patienten nicht erhöht war, müssen als Ursache des Gewichtsverlusts Tumorstenose und Dysphagie, jedoch nicht ein Hypermetabolismus, angesehen werden. Mehr als 50% des Energiebedarfs wurden durch Lipidoxidation gedeckt. Insgesamt erfüllten selbst die Patienten in Gruppe III nicht die Kriterien einer Mangelernährung. Der perioperative Gewichtsverlust war in der Gruppe III am niedrigsten (1,6 ± 4,9 kg) im Vergleich zu den Gruppen I und II mit 2,9 ± 1,7 bzw. 5,0 ± 6,9 kg. In allen Gruppen wurde eine Erhöhung des Energieverbrauchs und der Fettoxidationsrate, einhergehend mit einer Hemmung der Glukoseoxidation, beobachtet. Dies resultierte in einer Verminderung der Körperzellmasse. Unabhängig vom präoperativen Gewichtsverlust kam es bei 8 Patienten zu schwerwiegenden Komplikationen mit Pneumonie in 6 und Anastomoseninsuffizienz in 2 Fällen. Kein Patient verstarb. Die metabolische Reaktion auf das Operationstrauma ist auch bei Patienten mit ausgeprägtem präoperativem Gewichtsverlust adäquat. Diese Patienten bleiben kompensiert und der präoperative Gewichtsverlust ist ohne signifikanten Einfluß auf die postoperative Komplikationsrate.
    Notes: Summary Body composition and energy expenditure were investigated before and 10–14 days after surgery in 44 patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer (23 esophageal and 21 gastric cancer) in order to assess the impact of preoperative weight loss on metabolic adaptation to the surgical trauma and on postoperative complications. Patients were divided in three groups with I: 0–5%, II: 5–10% and III: 〉 10% preoperative weight loss related to the usual body weight. 50% of the patients presented with no or just minor weight loss. Even in case of weight loss 〉 10% no decrease below the ideal body weight was observed. Body cell mass and fat mass were significantly (p 〈 0.05) reduced in group III when compared with I. Since energy expenditure and substrate oxidation rates were rather normal in most patients weight loss was considered to be due to tumor related stenosis and dysphagia. More than 50% of the energy requirements were gained from fat oxidation. General criteria of malnutrition were not fulfilled. Perioperative weight loss was lowest (1.6 ± 4.9 kg) in patients of group III related to group I (2.9 ± 1.7 kg) and II (5.0 ± 6.9 kg). Similar elevation of energy expenditure and lipid oxidation with concomitant reduction in glucose oxidation was observed in all groups of patients. This led to a similar decrease of body cell mass. Independant of preoperative weight loss major complications occurred in 8 cases — pneumonia in 6 and leakage of the anastomosis in 2 patients; no patient died. From this study can be concluded that with regard to perioperative weight loss the metabolic response to surgical trauma is adequate even in patients with marked preoperative weight loss. These patients remain compensated and preoperative weight loss is without major effect on postoperative complication rate.
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