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Serum trace elements in dysphagic gastrostomy candidates before endoscopic gastrostomy for long term enteral feeding

dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carla Adriana
dc.contributor.authorFonseca, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro, António
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-15T13:26:28Z
dc.date.available2017-05-15T13:26:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-06
dc.description.abstractBackground & aims: Patients who underwent endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) present protein-energy malnutrition, but little is known about Trace Elements (TE), Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu), Selenium (Se), Iron (Fe), Chromium (Cr). Our aim was the evaluation of serum TE in patients who underwent PEG and its relationship with serum proteins, BMI and nature of underlying disorder. Methods: A prospective observational study was performed collecting: patient's age, gender, underlying disorder, NRS-2002, BMI, serum albumin, transferrin and TE concentration. We used ferrozine colorimetric method for Fe; Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy for Zn/Cu; Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy for Se/Cr. The patients were divided into head and neck cancer (HNC) and neurological dysphagia (ND). Results: 146 patients (89 males), 21e95 years: HNC-56; ND-90. Low BMI in 78. Low values mostly for Zn (n ¼ 122) and Fe (n ¼ 69), but less for Se (n ¼ 31), Cu (n ¼ 16), Cr (n ¼ 7); low albumin in 77, low transferrin in 94 and 66 with both proteins low. Significant differences between the groups of underlying disease only for Zn (t140.326 ¼ 2,642, p < 0.01) and a correlation between proteins and TE respectively albumin and Zn (r ¼ 0.197, p ¼ 0.025), and albumin and Fe (r ¼ 0.415, p ¼ 0.000). Conclusions: When gastrostomy was performed, patients display low serum TE namely Zn, but also Fe, less striking regarding others TE. It was related with prolonged fasting, whatever the underlying disease. Low proteins were associated with low TE. Teams taking care of PEG-patients should use Zn supplementation and include other TE evaluation as part of the nutritional assessment of PEG candidates.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationSantos CA, et al., Serum trace elements in dysphagic gastrostomy candidates before endoscopic gastrostomy for long term enteral feeding, Clinical Nutrition (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2015.05.006pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.clnu.2015.05.006pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0261-5614
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/18327
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2015.05.006pt_PT
dc.subjectTrace elementspt_PT
dc.subjectDysphagiapt_PT
dc.subjectPEGpt_PT
dc.subjectGastrostomypt_PT
dc.subjectNutritionpt_PT
dc.titleSerum trace elements in dysphagic gastrostomy candidates before endoscopic gastrostomy for long term enteral feedingpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage723pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage718pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleClinical Nutritionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume35(3)pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctPolítica de copyright do editorpt_PT
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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