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Insulin-like growth factor-1 as a nutritional monitoring factor in patients with chronic intestinal failure

Gastroenterology
Author
Wang et al.
Used Parameters : FFM, SMM, Protein

Publication Year : 2019

Country : China

Journal : Clinical Nutrition

Background & aims Nutritional monitoring plays an important role in optimizing nutritional support in patients with chronic intestinal failure (CIF) receiving long-term supplementation. Unlike initial nutritional assessment, however, there are no recommended guidelines for establishing a nutritional monitoring index. This study is to evaluate the suitability of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) as a nutritional monitoring factor in CIF patients. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the correlation between serum nutritional indicators, including IGF …
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