• Sao Paulo Med J · May 2005

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    Nutrition in acute renal failure.

    • Sérgio Mussi Guimarães, José Paulo Cipullo, Suzana Margareth Ajeje Lobo, and BurdmannEmmanuel de AlmeidaEA.
    • Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Hospital de Base, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. sergiomussi@terra.com.br
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2005 May 2; 123 (3): 143147143-7.

    AbstractNutritional status has been considered to be one of the possible determinants of mortality rates in cases of acute renal failure (ARF). However, most studies evaluating possible mortality indicators in ARF cases have not focused on the nutritional status, possibly because of the difficulties involved in assessing the nutritional status of critically ill patients. Although the traditional methods for assessing nutritional status are used for ARF patients, they are not the best choice in this population. The use of nutritional support for these patients has produced conflicting results regarding morbidity and mortality. This review covers the mechanisms and indicators of malnutrition in ARF cases and the types of nutritional support that may be used.

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