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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2025; 17(5): 106606
Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i5.106606
Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v17.i5.106606
Importance of comprehensive nutritional assessment in predicting survival in cirrhosis
Shinichiro Kobayashi, Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Bio
Author contributions: Kobayashi S wrote the original draft and read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research C, No. 24K11935.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no financial or other relations that could lead to a conflict of interest regarding this study.
Corresponding author: Shinichiro Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Ohmura, Nagagasaki 852-8501, Nagasaki, Japan. skobayashi1980@gmail.com
Received: March 4, 2025
Revised: March 20, 2025
Accepted: April 2, 2025
Published online: May 27, 2025
Processing time: 86 Days and 4.9 Hours
Revised: March 20, 2025
Accepted: April 2, 2025
Published online: May 27, 2025
Processing time: 86 Days and 4.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Carteri et al highlighted the role of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh score in cirrhosis prognosis but neglected comprehensive nutrition. This letter emphasizes standardized tools such as Subjective Global Assessment and bioelectrical impedance analysis for risk assessment and hepatic encephalopathy management. We advocate longitudinal studies and multidisciplinary care to improve outcomes, particularly post-transplantation outcomes.