Clin Nutr Res.  2019 Jan;8(1):74-78. 10.7762/cnr.2019.8.1.74.

Nutritional Intervention Process for a Patient with Kidney Transplantation: a Case Report

• Hong SH
• Kim EM
• Rha MY

• KMID: 2444241
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7762/cnr.2019.8.1.74

Abstract

Renal transplantation is one of the renal replacement therapies for patients with end-stage renal disease. The number of patients who receive renal transplantation is continuously increasing, and the use of immunosuppressive drugs that are essential after transplantation requires continuous nutritional management. In the early post-transplantation period, sufficient supply of nutrition in consideration of the increase in metabolic demand is necessary. The long-term nutritional management after transplantation requires nutritional interventions to prevent obesity, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, which are the adverse effects associated with the use of immunosuppressive drugs. Department of Dietetics in Samsung Medical Center has been engaging with patients to conduct them about initial nutritional assessment and reassessment, description of therapeutic diet, nutrition education for kidney transplantation, and follow-up education after discharge. Nutritional intervention of kidney transplant patients should be carried out according to the post-transplantation period and the nutritional status of the patient. It is necessary to perform patient management according to the planned process.

Keyword

Nutritional intervention; Kidney transplantation

MeSH Terms

Diet
Dietetics
Education
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hyperlipidemias
Hypertension
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Kidney Transplantation*
Kidney*
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Osteoporosis
Renal Replacement Therapy

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