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[Refeeding syndrome : Pathophysiology, treatment and which rheumatic patients are particularly at risk].
Zeitschrift Für Rheumatologie 2021 April
Rheumatic diseases can lead to a state of malnutrition via a variety of mechanisms. Malnutrition is defined as an insufficient availability of energy, proteins, electrolytes and other nutrients compared to the requirements of a healthy body. After such a catabolic phase, a sudden resupply of the body's full caloric needs can cause life-threatening complications due to an acute paucity of electrolytes and micronutrients. Such metabolic disturbances occurring after the reconstitution of nutrition are termed refeeding syndrome. With sufficient background knowledge about the refeeding syndrome, physicians can prevent serious complications for patients through an adequate reconstitution of caloric intake, the monitoring of relevant laboratory parameters and the supplementation of deficient electrolytes and micronutrients. This review aims to explain the pathological mechanisms driving the refeeding syndrome, to identify risk factors for developing a refeeding syndrome especially in patients with rheumatic diseases and to present strategies to prevent the occurrence of the refeeding syndrome during nutrient reconstitution.
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