Ariba Khan, Farakh A Khan, S Shakoh.
Assessment of nutritional status and symptomatology of Patients on Acetate Hemodialysis.
Biomedica Jan ;13(2):67-9.

A total of 23 (17 male, 6 female) patients on 6-8 hours per week chronic maintenance haemodialysis were studied in the department of Urology, Mayo Hospital, Lahore-Pakistan, to determine their nutritional status. The average weight of the patients was 57.1 kg. Mean height was 162.8cm. All the patients were given nutritional guidance but failed to follow it. The major reason being that they could not afford better nutritional standards. We recommend that in Pakistan special dietary supplementation should be established in dialysis unit to ensure proper caloric intake.

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