Evaluation of Malnutrition Risk in Lung Transplant Candidates Using the Nutritional Risk Index
Background. Malnutrition in lung transplant (LTx) candidates is an important risk factor for adverse outcomes. We sought to evaluate the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) in LTx candidates, a validated measure of malnutrition risk in chronic disease. We aimed to characterize malnutrition risk using NRI,...
Main Authors: | Karan Chohan, BSc, Jeff Park, BSc, Sarah Dales, RD, Rhea Varughese, MD, Lisa Wickerson, PT, MSc, PhD, Lianne G. Singer, MD, Brooke Stewart, RD, Dmitry Rozenberg, MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2020-07-01
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Series: | Transplantation Direct |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001028 |
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