Clinical nutrition ESPEN
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Clinical nutrition ESPEN · Apr 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialA lecithin phosphatidylserine and phosphatidic acid complex (PAS) reduces symptoms of the premenstrual syndrome (PMS): Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial.
Many women experience emotional and physical symptoms around the time of ovulation and more so before menstruation interfering with their daily normal life also known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Recent observational data suggest that supplementation with Lipogen's phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidic acid (PA) complex (PAS) alleviates these PMS symptoms. The aim of this study was to confirm these observations on the effects of PAS on PMS symptom severity within a controlled clinical trial setting. ⋯ The study is registered at Deutsches Register Klinischer Studien with the registration number DRKS00009005.
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Clinical nutrition ESPEN · Apr 2018
Comparative StudyValue of sarcopenia assessed by computed tomography for the prediction of postoperative morbidity following oncological colorectal resection: A comparison with the malnutrition screening tool.
Computed tomography (CT) can be used for accurate estimation of whole-body muscle mass and muscle density and for detection of sarcopenia. The goal of this study was to evaluate the additional value of CT measured sarcopenia and muscle attenuation alongside the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) for the prediction of post-operative morbidity after oncological colorectal resection, whilst correcting for known risk factors. ⋯ Our results suggest that using CT measured sarcopenia may have only little additional value over the MUST for the prediction of increased short-term post-operative morbidity after oncological colorectal surgery. It also underlines the importance of currently implemented easy-to-use nutritional screening tools (MUST) and raises the question of the evaluation of muscle quality versus quantity in body composition imaging. However, further research is needed to investigate the role of sarcopenia for predicting outcome after colorectal surgery, and investigate the role of muscle attenuation measurements for the prediction of muscle function. CATEGORY OF SUBMISSION: observational study.
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Clinical nutrition ESPEN · Apr 2018
Observational StudyReliability of ultrasonographic arm muscle thickness measurement by various levels of health care providers in ICU.
Reliability of arm muscle thickness measurement using ultrasonography (USG) by operators of varied experience is unknown. Hence, we planned this study to determine the reliability of arm muscle thickness measured using USG by 5 observers with variable experience. ⋯ There was an excellent intra- and inter-observer agreement among 5 observers for measurement of arm muscle thickness using bedside USG among patients with sepsis.