Long-term oral nutrition supplementation improves outcomes in malnourished patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

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Background: There is no consensus on the type, time of initiation, or duration of use of enteral nutrition in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aimed to compare the effects of a renal-specific oral nutrition supplement (RS-ONS) and a standard recommended nutrition regime on biochemical and nutrition markers in malnourished patients with CKD on hemodialysis. Methods: Sixty-two malnourished patients with CKD, divided into experimental (RS-ONS; n = 32; mean [SD] age, 62.0 [11.3] years; 55.2% female) and control (CON; n = 30; mean [SD] age, 57.2 [12.3] years; 31% female) groups, were evaluated for anthropometric, biochemical, and inflammatory parameters. Results: Mean (SD) serum albumin levels were significantly increased in the RS-ONS group from 3.5 (0.3) g/dL at baseline to 3.7 (0.2) g/dL at 6 months (P =.028). Significantly fewer patients had serum albumin levels of <3.5 g/dL after month 6. Dry weight of patients significantly increased in the RS-ONS but decreased in the CON groups (P

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Sezer, S., Bal, Z., Tutal, E., Uyar, M. E., & Acar, N. O. (2014). Long-term oral nutrition supplementation improves outcomes in malnourished patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 38(8), 960–965. https://doi.org/10.1177/0148607113517266

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