Background: Frailty is a biological syndrome of decreased reserve and resistance to stressors due to decline in multiple physiological systems. Amino acid deficiency, including L-carnitine, has been proposed to be associated ...

ABSTRACT Older adults often suffer from psychological, functional and health-related diseases. Literature has documented the relationship between, malnutrition with adverse health outcomes. This study aims to examine the ...

Abstract: Enterocutaneous fistula is a challenging clinical condition with serious complications and considerable morbidity and mortality. Early nutritional support has been found to decrease these complications and to ...

Athletes, who have sufficient knowledge on the importance of nutrition, attitudes and di-etary habits, are believed to have better performance. The purpose of the current study is to determine the level of nutrition knowledge ...

The management of Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is challenging. It remains associated with morbidity and mortality, despite advancements in medical and surgical therapies. Early nutritional support using parenteral, enteral ...

Background Enteral nutrition support plays a key role in minimizing malnutrition in critically-ill patients, and its provision is originally a nurse's responsibility. Thus, nurses need to have a sufficient knowledge and ...

Background: Malnutrition is a usually observed condition among patients on hemodialysis and is considered one of sturdiest indicators of mortality and morbidity. Objectives: The current study was performed to assess the ...