Pretransplant Malnutrition, Particularly With Muscle Depletion Is Associated With Adverse Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation
Heather Lorden,
Jessa Engelken,
Katrina Sprang
et al.
Abstract:Background.
Kidney transplant centers lack consistent diagnostic malnutrition tools. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and American Society of Parenteral Nutrition Adult Malnutrition Criteria (AMC) is the widely accepted and utilized tool by Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) to diagnose malnutrition.
Methods.
In this single-center, retrospective observational study, we evaluated the outcomes of prekidney transplant malnutrition based on Aca… Show more
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