Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: hepatic patients classified as child A, B undergoing liver resection operation), with no past history of nutritional problems chronic use of drugs, orthopedic issues such as skeletal fractures or immobilization
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal of the patient to share in the study, relevant comorbidities (renal, heart disease or COPD), previous immune abnormalities including treatment with corticosteroids, neuromuscular diseases, laparoscopic surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cross sectional area of rectus femoris and Vastus intermedius muscles over the course of the ICU | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ultrasound measurement of quantitative and qualitative changes of rectus femoris and Vastus intermedius muscles over the course of the ICU . and its impact on liver function, infectious complication and outcome. Inclusion criteria | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
MD