Tamizaje nutricional en pacientes con enfermedad renal crónica que acuden al Hospital General “Reina del Cisne” en el cantón Piñas, período mayo-agosto del 2022.

Abstract

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is considered a public health problem of significant importance worldwide. The various nutritional alterations in these patients are extremely frequent, such as protein-calorie malnutrition since malnutrition is of high incidence and morbidity and mortality. There are several alternatives to identify nutritional risk, such as the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) screening. This study aimed to determine the risk of malnutrition by nutritional screening in patients undergoing hemodialysis attending the Hospital General "Reina Del Cisne". The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional, correlational, and quantitative approach, with a population of 75 patients, to identify the risk of malnutrition was used VGS, biochemical parameters (normalized protein catabolism rate (nPCR), serum albumin), and anthropometric (BMI, height, dry weight). According to the results obtained, 88% of the patients were found to have mild malnutrition and 12% moderate malnutrition. It was seen that 88% of the patients had an adequate protein intake and 67% had normal albumin values. It was showed that in the age range of 23 to 43 years there was a 2% of functional difficulty, while, in the age range of 44 to 86 years 58%. It was found that most patients undergoing hemodialysis present a type of malnutrition risk, essential periodic nutritional control, and intervention to prevent the deterioration of the nutritional status that may affect their quality of life.