Incidence and impact of malnutrition in patients with Fontan physiology.

Ravneet SekhonRae R FoshaugPaul F KantorGitanjali MansukhaniAndrew S MackieSeth A HollanderKylie LewisJennifer Conway

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2022)

There is a 6%-16% incidence of moderate-severe malnutrition in Fontan patients. Malnutrition is a condition that remains present in follow-up. There was no association with anthropometric parameters and transplant-free survival. A prospective multi-institutional study is needed to understand the impact of malnutrition on long-term outcomes.

Keyphrases

free survival
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
body composition
early onset