A Practical Approach to Nutrition, Protein-Energy Wasting, Sarcopenia, and Cachexia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

• Published in: Blood purification Vol. 49; no. 1-2; pp. 202 - 211
• Main Authors: Hanna, Ramy M., Ghobry, Lena, Wassef, Olivia, Rhee, Connie M., Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland 2020
• Subjects: Review – Advances in CKD 2020; Sarcopenia; End-stage renal disease; Cachexia; Chronic kidney disease; Protein-energy wasting; KALANTAR score

Objectives of Review: Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is a state of disordered catabolism resulting from metabolic and nutritional derangements in chronic disease states. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in particular, have muscle wasting, sarcopenia, and c...