标题:Prevalence of protein-energy undernutrition evaluated by the measurement of triceps skinfold thickness and mid-arm muscle circumference of 103 adults with cirrhosis of the liver hospitalized in the department of hepatology and gastroenterology of the Lomé Campus University Hospital (Togo)
摘要:Figures Tables Authors K. Kouassi 1 * A. Bagny 2 L. Kaaga 2 O. Bouglouga 2 L. Lawson Anani-Soh 2 C. Lamboni 3 D. Redah 23 1 École supérieure des techniques biologiques et alimentaires (ESTBA), Université de Lomé, CHU Campus, unité de biochimie, BP 7544 Lomé, Togo 2 Service d’hépato-gastro-entérologie, CHU Campus, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo 3 Département de biochimie nutrition, faculté des sciences, Lomé, Togo * Correspondance Key words: undernutrition, hepatopathy, cirrhosis, Child-Pugh, TST, MAMC DOI : 10.1684/mst.2014.0334 Page(s) : 208-13 Published in: 2014 Conclusion Our results confirm the need to pay additional attention to the protein-energy nutritional status of inpatients in this department, by adding reliable tools, such as the TST and MAMC, to the biochemistry analysis to characterize undernutrition.