Nutritional Counseling Improves the Nutritional Status, Liver Function, and Serum Electrolytes of Patients with Liver Transplantation

Tanveer, Saba and Alsubaie, Ali Saad R. and Khan, Rezzan and Ahmed, Hajra and Safdar, Mahpara and BiBi, Zainab and Yousaf, Sadaf and Sehar, Bismillah and Alam, Iftikhar and Hadayat, Aiman and Zeb, Falak (2023) Nutritional Counseling Improves the Nutritional Status, Liver Function, and Serum Electrolytes of Patients with Liver Transplantation. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 8 (4). ISSN 2573-4393

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.21926/obm.icm.2304051
Dates:	Date Event 26 October 2023 Accepted 15 November 2023 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Nutritional counseling, serum electrolytes, liver function, body mass index
Subjects:	CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-06 - allied health > CAH02-06-04 - environmental and public health
Divisions:	Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > College of Health and Care Professions
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2025 13:33
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2025 13:33
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/16184

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