Evaluation the Nutritional Status of Leukemia ‌Patients Before and After Bone Marrow Transplantation

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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and related complications can cause gastrointestinal (GI) side effects that can lead to poor nutrition, which has been associated with several morbidity and mortality issues. Therefore, the present study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional statues of leukemia patient before and after bone marrow transplantation. Among 49 leukemia patients enrolled in Nasser Institute hospital at Cairo, Egypt, 9 (18.37%) patients were not analyzed because of unavailability of consent for study or inadequate data. The remaining enrolled 40 patients aged 31.17 to 53.43 years with a mean age of 45.60+11.56 years. They were 29 (72.50%) males and 11 (27.50) females. Data of analysis indicated that leukemia patients were suffered from malnutrition. This is confirmed by the depletion in food intake of different macro and micronutrients. All of these data are going in concomitant with the decreasing of some hematological parameters related to the nutrition status. So, the challenge of addressing the problem (malnutrition in leukemia patients) therefore remains an urgent imperative for health development and need further studies in the future.

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