Nutritional counseling improves the nutritional status, liver function and serum electrolytes of patients with liver transplantation | [Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23 • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Saba Tanveer: Northwest General Hospital and Research Center, Peshawar KP, Pakistan

2. Ali Saad R. Alsubaie: Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

3. Rezzan Khan: Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

4. Hajra Ahmed: Department of Environmental Design, Health and Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan

5. Mahpara Safdar: Department of Environmental Design, Health and Nutritional Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Islamabad, Pakistan

6. Zainab Bibi: Department of Clinical Nutrition, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

7. Sadaf Yousaf: Department of Gastroenterology, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad Pakistan

8. Bismillah Sehar: Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

9. Iftikhar Alam: 7Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Pakistan

10. Aiman Hadayat: Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, University of Lahore, Islamabad Pakistan

11. Falak Zeb: Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, UAE; Nan Yang Academy of Sciences, Singapore

Abstract:

Nutrition counseling may assist liver transplant patients in controlling weight gain, address micronutrient deficiencies and maintain metabolic status. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of nutritional counseling on nutritional status, liver profile and serum electrolytes of liver transplant patients. In this case-control study, 100 patients were recruited from Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad who was potential candidates for liver transplant. They were divided in to two groups, case group who were given nutrition counseling (n=50) and control group who were not provided nutrition counseling (n=50). Data was collected about socio-economic status, medical history, anthropometric, biochemical and dietary profile of patients. Independent t-test, chi-square test for qualitative frequency distribution and paired t-test were used. At baseline, weight and BMI of the case and control was comparable but there was a non-significant difference. Nutrition counseling was effective in improving biochemical variables (potassium at pre-operative, sodium and albumin during illness; p-value <0.05), Liver function (ALT at pre-operative and post-operative, AKT at preoperative, during illness and post-operative; p-value <0.05) and macronutrient profile (fat intake during illness and protein intake during post-operative stage; p-value <0.05) in case group as compared to control. Effective nutrition counseling improves nutritional status, liver function and serum electrolytes in liver transplant patients.

Page(s): 320-320

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Abstract Book on International Conference on Food and Applied Sciences (ICFAS-23) 3-5 August 23, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Body Mass Index , Nutritional Counseling , Liver function , Serum electrolytes

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