BACKGROUND: In critically ill patients, muscle loss is associated with adverse outcomes. Raw bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameters (eg, phase angle [PA] and impedance ratio [IR]) have received attention as potential markers of muscularity, nutrition status, and clinical outcomes. Our objective …

In deze kwantitatieve fantoomstudie is de invloed van lucht in de darmen op een dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan onderzocht. De gehanteerde onderzoeksvraag luidt: In hoeverre heeft de hoeveelheid lucht in de darmen na een (virtuele) coloscopie invloed op de gemeten "bone mineral density" van een …

Background: Haemodialysis patients have a high risk of malnutrition which is associated with increased mortality. Nocturnal haemodialysis (NHD) is associated with a significant increase in protein intake compared with conventional haemodialysis (CHD). It is unclear whether this leads to improved nutritional …

Background: When the resting energy expenditure (REE) of overweight and obese adolescents cannot be measured by indirect calorimetry, it has to be predicted with an equation. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the validity of published equations for REE compared with indirect calorimetry …