Nutritional Management of a Liver Transplant Candidate

Mishra, Saurabh; Premkumar, Madhumita

doi:10.1016/j.jceh.2023.03.012

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“…Following radical resection of esophageal cancer, patients often encounter difficulties in dietary intake, such as swallowing difficulties and reduced food consumption ( 6 , 7 ). To address this, a thorough nutritional assessment is crucial to identify malnutrition risks or early signs of malnutrition and implement appropriate intervention measures ( 8 ).…”

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“…Nutrition recommendations are customized for individual patients with general guidance both pretransplant and posttransplant, with general guidance ( 6 ). The side-effects of immunosuppressive medication can be very hard on the body ( 7 ). It is particularly challenge for a patient with transplanted liver to have a surgery of radical esophagectomy, which faces the insufficient nutrient.…”

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Nutrition and continuous nursing intervention following radical resection of esophageal cancer in a patient after liver transplantation: a case report

Wang,

Su,

Zhang

et al. 2024

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Background Reasonable nutritional intervention is very important to promote wound healing and rehabilitation in patients with radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. This report aims to summarize the experience of nutritional and continuous nursing intervention in a patient who underwent radical resection of esophageal cancer after liver transplantation, by testing a comprehensive approach to optimize nursing plans in similar clinical practice. We hope that the implementation of home enteral nutrition can improve the nutrition status and quality of life of postoperative patients. Case Description A patient with liver transplantation was admitted to The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University for postoperative care. The nursing intervention were subsequently summarized and analyzed. In July 2023, the patient successfully underwent radical resection for esophageal cancer. Following the operation, the patient received regular medication and on-site nutritional intervention with the consent of her family. At discharge, the prealbumin, albumin, total protein and hemoglobin values of the patient were low, and body weight was 91 kg. The patient’s nutritional risk screening (NRS2022) score was 5 points, and the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) score was 4 points. After discharge, the patient continued to receive family enteral nutrition treatment, dietary guidance and psychological nursing. A follow-up review conducted 4 weeks after discharge showed improvements in the patient’s NRS2022, albumin, total protein, hemoglobin, and body weight. Conclusions Strengthening postoperative nutritional intervention are vital for promoting rehabilitation in patients who undergo radical resection of esophageal cancer after liver transplantation.

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confidence: 99%