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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hepatol. 2018 Aug 23;70(1):172–193. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.06.024

Figure 1. Nutritional screening and assessment in patients with cirrhosis.

Figure 1

All patients should undergo a rapid screening of malnutrition using validated, accepted tools. A liver specific screening tool which takes into consideration fluid retention may be advisable (Royal Free Hospital Nutritional Prioritizing Tool (RFH-NPT). Patients found to be at high risk of malnutrition should undergo a detailed nutritional assessment, and based on the findings they should receive either supplementation or regular follow-up. †In a case of fluid retention, body weight should be corrected by evaluating the patient’s dry weight by post-paracentesis body weight or weight recorded before fluid retention if available, or by subtracting a percentage of weight based upon severity of ascites (mild, 5%; moderate, 10%; severe, 15%), with an additional 5% subtracted if bilateral pedal edema is present.