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Is there a rationale for rationing chronic dialysis? : A hospital based cohort study of factors affecting survival and morbidity
(1999-01-23)
Objectives To determine factors influencing survival and need for hospitalisation in patients needing dialysis, and to define the potential basis for rationing access to renal replacement therapy. Design Hospital based ...
Suicide among drug addicts in the UK
(1999)
The extent of suicide among addicts in the UK has not been sufficiently examined.
Patterns of energy intake in patients with cirrhosis and healthy volunteers
(1999)
Fuel utilization and N economy are optimized in patients with cirrhosis by provision of several small meals throughout the day and a late-night snack of complex carbohydrate. Currently, however, only limited information ...
Resting energy expenditure should be measured in patients with cirrhosis, not predicted
(1999)
Measurements of resting energy expenditure (REE) can be used to determine energy requirements. Prediction formulae can be used to estimate REE but have not been validated in cirrhotic patients. REE was measured, by indirect ...
Drug abuse-related mortality: a study of teenage addicts over a 20-year period
(1999)
There is growing concern about increase in illicit drug use and associated fatalities in young people.
Taste perception in cirrhosis : its relationship to circulating micronutrients and food preferences
(1997)
Impairment of gustatory acuity may influence nutrient intake and hence nutritional status. The aim of this study was to evaluate gustatory acuity in patients with cirrhosis and its relationship to circulating concentrations ...
The assessment of body composition in patients with cirrhosis
(1996)
Very little information is available on body composition in patients with cirrhosis. Difficulties arise in studying these patients because they tend to retain fluid and this results in changes in tissue density and in the ...
A comparison of skinfold anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis for measuring percentage body fat in patients with cirrhosis
(1994)
Percentage body fat was determined by skinfold anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis in 60 patients with cirrhosis, 30 of whom had overt fluid retention, and in 60 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. In ...
The effect of non-protein liquid meals on the hepatic venous pressure gradient in patients with cirrhosis
(1990)
It has been suggested that protein feeding increases portal pressure in cirrhotic patients, but that carbohydrate and fat have little effect. We examined the relationship between feeding and portal pressure, using different ...