Abstract:IntroductionUndernutrition in cirrhotic patients is often poorly recognised until late-stage. The UK screening tool, the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool, is flawed for patients with ascites/fluid retention. A 6-question Liver Disease Undernutrition Screening Tool (LDUST) has been developed and trialled on cirrhotic patients in America (1). It gave 72% sensitivity, 75% specificity and 93% positive predictive value for detecting undernutrition.MethodWe compared LDUST and MUST assessments for 50 inpatients … Show more
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