Assessment of nutritional status of hemodialysis patients Hemodialysis Center SERSALUD Amazon E.I.R.L. Iquitos, 2016

• Autores: Becerra Ortiz, Mercy Lizeth, Rodríguez López, Elisa Romy
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revista UPEU - Revista Científica de Ciencias de la Salud
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/184
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/RCCS/article/view/184
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Nutritional status, anthropometric, biochemicals, dietitians, hemodialysis.; Estado nutricional, antropométricos, bioquímicos, dietéticos, hemodiálisis.

Objective: To assess the nutritional status of patients on hemodialysis. Methodology: quantitative approach, nonexperimental, cross-sectional and descriptive. The sample consisted of 100 patients between the ages of 20-80years, 60% were men and 40% women. instruments Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), Global AssessmentObjective (VGO) and 24-hour recall was used. Results: By body mass index, 54% normal and 19% mild andmoderate malnutrition. Regarding arm circumference (CB), 93% is appropriate. By muscular arm circumference(CMB), 45% is adequate protein reserve. The triceps skinfold (PTC), 27% in adequate caloric reserve, with mildand moderate malnutrition 27% and 24%, respectively. By serum albumin, 76% with mild malnutrition. Serumtransferrin, 60% had moderate malnutrition, and total lymphocyte count, 32% in mild malnutrition. 19% showedslight signs of ascites or edema. And as for 24-hour recall, 47% had moderate malnutrition protein intake, 96%are unsuitable for caloric intake. Conclusions: By the VGS found that 99% have mild malnutrition, while 25%moderate and 75% mild malnutrition according VGO.