STUDY OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS DURING HEAMODIALYSIS: PHYSICIAN’S EXPERIENCE

Dr. Sanjeet Kumar Pandit; Dr. Anand Dev; Dr. B Kumar

Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

STUDY OF THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS DURING HEAMODIALYSIS: PHYSICIAN’S EXPERIENCE

Dr. Sanjeet Kumar Pandit, Dr. Anand Dev, Dr. B Kumar

Abstract :

Poor Nutritional Status is a well documented consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). It is an Important Prognostic Predictor for patients Starting Dialysis (1,2). In fact, the so– called uremic malnutrition is recognized to be the strongest risk factor for adverse outcomes and death in patients suffering from CKD(3) . Further protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is also commonly observed in (CKD) patients undergoing heamodialysis and has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality among these patients(4). Life–Threatening undernutrition was detected in 20–36% of French patients undergoing dialysis in a study report in 1999 the major determinants efficacy(5)