Impact of Malnutrition on Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Insertion.

Ryan S ChiangAlice ParishDonna NiedzwieckiMatthew R KappusAndrew J Muir

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2020)

Malnutrition was associated with worse outcomes after TIPS. Further research is needed to understand the mechanism of malnutrition in post-procedure outcomes and the ability of interventions for nutritional optimization to improve outcomes.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
physical activity
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
coronary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension