NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND DIETARY CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE AND AFTER OPEN SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH UTERINE FIBROIDS TREATED IN THAI BINH OBSTETRICS HOSPITAL IN 2019

Phạm Quỳnh Anh, Ngô Thị Nhu, Nguyễn Trọng Hưng, Phạm Thị Dung

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Abstract

The study aimed to describe nutritional status and dietary characteristics before and
after open surgery in patients with uterine fibroids treated in Thai Binh Obstetrics
Hospital in 2019.
Subjects: patients with uterine fibroids. Method: Descriptive study
through a cross-sectional survey.
Results: The disease was mainly found in the age
group above 40 years old, accounting for 74.5% and the patients were mainly agricultural women; 8.6% of patients had chronic energy deficiency. The percentage of
patients with reduced albumin (<35g/l) at admission was 21.6%, this rate at discharge
was 1.7%; The average dietary energy intake was 2182.7 ± 589.4 kcal; The proportion
of subjects meeting the nutrient requirements was 77.6% for carbohydrates, 72.4% for
lipid, and 89.7% for protein.
Conclusion: The disease was mainly found in the age
group above 40 years old. The nutritional status of the patients was generally good.
Some patients had reduced albumin when being admitted to the hospital but it improved very well at discharge.

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