Malnutrition in Biliary Atresia: Assessment, Management, and Outcomes.

Authors :: Boster JM
Feldman AG
Mack CL
Sokol RJ
Sundaram SS
Source :: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society [Liver Transpl] 2022 Mar; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 483-492. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Nov 10.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: Children with biliary atresia (BA), particularly infants, are at high risk for malnutrition attributed to a multitude of factors, including poor oral intake and intolerance of enteral feeding, fat malabsorption, abnormal nutrient metabolism, and increased caloric demand. Malnutrition and sarcopenia negatively impact outcomes in BA, leading to higher pretransplant and posttransplant morbidity and mortality. This review summarizes factors contributing to nutritional deficiencies in BA and offers an organized approach to the assessment and management of malnutrition in this vulnerable population.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.)

Subjects :: Child
Enteral Nutrition
Humans
Infant
Nutritional Status
Biliary Atresia complications
Biliary Atresia diagnosis
Biliary Atresia surgery
Liver Transplantation adverse effects
Malnutrition complications
Malnutrition diagnosis
Sarcopenia

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1527-6473
Volume :: 28
Issue :: 3
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 34669243
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.26339