Title: Nutritional Assessment of Adult Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis in the Gaza Strip

Biography:

Ayman S. AbuTair is a head of clinical nutrition department at Naser medical complex 2021- now. Lecturer at AUG 2018-now. Holds master degree in clinical nutrition from AUG 2016. PhD student at SARAWAK University. His primary research interests are in NCDs, nutrition assessment, obesity, nutrition and metabolic diseases, malnutrition, nutrition and critical illness. He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of subject research. He is one of the participants in writing the National Nutrition Protocols and Manual. He has published numerous articles on different area of nutrition. Attending and participating in many local and international conferences.

Abstract

Malnutrition is a common condition in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), and it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the nutritional status of patients on maintenance HD. After applying eligibility criteria, 141 HD patients attending major governmental dialysis centers were randomly recruited in this cross-sectional study and assessed for nutritional status using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) tool. The PG-SGA categorizes patients as well-nourished, moderately malnourished, and severely malnourished. Different anthropometric measurements, laboratory investigations, blood pressure measurements, and 24-h dietary recall were collected from each patient. According to PG- SGA results, 78% of patients were moderately malnourished and 22% of patients were severely malnourished. The mean body mass index was 27.8 kg/m2, and 5.7% of patients were underweight. There were significant differences in the mid-upper arm muscle circumference (P = 0.020) between the PG-SGA groups. The total energy and protein intake were significantly (P <0.001) less than the recommended dietary intake by 1268.9 kcal and 41.4 g, respectively. The albumin level in 37.6% of patients was less than the normal level, and the results indicated that there were significant differences in serum iron (P = 0.022) between the moderately and severely malnourished patients. The results of this study indicated that all HD patients were suffering from different degrees of malnutrition and, unfortunately, most of their energy and nutrient intake was far less than the requirements, which might be the reason why they face nutritional and health risks.