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Malnutrition and chyle leakage: A life‐threatening duo in heart transplantation post‐Fontan procedure
- Source :
- Clinical Case Reports, Vol 8, Iss 10, Pp 2055-2059 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2020.
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Abstract
- Abstract Protein‐losing enteropathy and chyle leakage may lead to severe malnutrition in heart transplantation for failing Fontan. Nutritional management may be challenging from defining nutrient needs to diagnosis of malnutrition enteropathy, and expertise is necessary. Body composition and hematological nutritional indices may help define malnutrition severity and guide nutritional strategy.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20500904
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8a90774a5e6747758a6863cb18ad1b96
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.3060