Nutrition in Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Transplantation

Dear Colleagues,

The prevalence of malnutrition in patients with cirrhosis is high. Malnutrition in this population is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, including mortality, infections, a greater length of hospital stay, and encephalopathy. Malnourished patients with cirrhosis are frequently at risk for micronutrient deficiencies; however, the evidence for micronutrient measurement and replacement are still lacking in the published literature. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a leading cause for liver transplantation. Patients with NASH cirrhosis face unique nutritional issues to the impact of both obesity and sarcopenia, which together escalate adverse clinical outcomes. We are excited to inform you of our Special Edition titled “Nutrition in Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Transplantation” for the journal Nutrients. We invite you to contribute either an original manuscript or review article to this Special Edition. We welcome submissions with a focus on nutrition screening, nutrition assessment, body composition, dietary therapies in cirrhosis, micronutrient monitoring and replacement, branched chain amino acids, preoperative nutritional therapy, the impact of obesity in cirrhosis, and the treatment of malnutrition in hospital in patients with cirrhosis and liver transplantation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maitreyi Raman
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Puneeta Tandon
Prof. Dr. Manuela Merli
Guest Editors

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