Neha Bakshi
Dr. Neha Bakshi
Ph.D. in Home Science (Nutrition), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
Medical Educator (Scientist D), All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Dr. Neha Bakshi is a dedicated nutritionist and researcher specializing in public health, nutrition education, and clinical nutrition. With over a decade of experience in academia and healthcare, she currently serves as a Medical Educator at AIIMS, in a project on coronary artery disease diets and developing educational materials for the MBBS curriculum.
Previously, Dr. Bakshi held a faculty position at Lady Irwin College, where she supervised 12+ master’s thesis and completed multiple high-impact projects, including standardized nutritional strategies for TB patients and research on micronutrient levels in COVID-19 patients.
Her research contributions span over 38 publications, including books and journal articles. Additionally, she has been actively involved in consultancy roles for institutions like the National Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research on Diets (NCEARD) and National Abilymics Association of India providing expert reviews and developing communication tools for public health nutrition initiatives.
Supervisors: Dr. Kalyani Singh and Dr. Veenu Seth
Phone: +919811890902
Address: 28/6 WEST PATEL NAGAR, NEW DELHI-8
ADDRESS 2
Ph.D. in Home Science (Nutrition), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi
Medical Educator (Scientist D), All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Dr. Neha Bakshi is a dedicated nutritionist and researcher specializing in public health, nutrition education, and clinical nutrition. With over a decade of experience in academia and healthcare, she currently serves as a Medical Educator at AIIMS, in a project on coronary artery disease diets and developing educational materials for the MBBS curriculum.
Previously, Dr. Bakshi held a faculty position at Lady Irwin College, where she supervised 12+ master’s thesis and completed multiple high-impact projects, including standardized nutritional strategies for TB patients and research on micronutrient levels in COVID-19 patients.
Her research contributions span over 38 publications, including books and journal articles. Additionally, she has been actively involved in consultancy roles for institutions like the National Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research on Diets (NCEARD) and National Abilymics Association of India providing expert reviews and developing communication tools for public health nutrition initiatives.
Supervisors: Dr. Kalyani Singh and Dr. Veenu Seth
Phone: +919811890902
Address: 28/6 WEST PATEL NAGAR, NEW DELHI-8
ADDRESS 2
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levels represent demor in nutrition status assessment. Despite this, malnutrition is prevalent in more than 80% of pre-LT patients.
Malnutrition has been associated with poor surgical outcomes; therefore, the need for aggressive nutrition therapy before and after
the liver transplant is crucial. Hence, this review aims to accentuate the need for nutrition interventions to devise a nutrition therapy
plan in all the phases of Liver transplant.
Methods: Sixty-Nine recipients undergoing living donor LT in Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket were recruited in the study. Based on subjective global assessment (SGA), they were grouped as normal, moderate, and severely malnourished. Information regarding patient’s medical history, biochemical parameters (Hemoglobin, albumin and bilirubin) was collected. Energy and protein intake was computed using 24-hour dietary recall and handgrip strength (HGS) was assessed using hand grip dynamometer.
Results: The data revealed that most of the patients were males (95%) with an average age of 48.96±10.36 years. It was reported that 63.7% patients also had several comorbidities. As per SGA, 85.50% of patients were severely malnourished. Majority of the patients had poor hand grip strength (95%) and lower albumin levels of <3.5 g/dL. The data showed significantly lower hemoglobin levels, muscle strength (sarcopenia) and higher grades of ascites among malnourished individuals (p<0.05). It was depicted that malnourished patients had significantly higher blood loss and PRBC usage during surgery (p<0.05). The data also showed significantly lower intake of energy and protein among patients before transplantation.
Conclusion: An essential step in the treatment of ESLD is assessing nutritional status. The current study demonstrated higher grade of malnutrition among pre-LT patients. The significant association between malnutrition and the clinical parameters such as tense ascites, sarcopenia and higher blood product usage and blood loss during surgery, highlights the need for the creation of nutrition-related interventional treatments for pre-LT patients.
levels represent demor in nutrition status assessment. Despite this, malnutrition is prevalent in more than 80% of pre-LT patients.
Malnutrition has been associated with poor surgical outcomes; therefore, the need for aggressive nutrition therapy before and after
the liver transplant is crucial. Hence, this review aims to accentuate the need for nutrition interventions to devise a nutrition therapy
plan in all the phases of Liver transplant.
Methods: Sixty-Nine recipients undergoing living donor LT in Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket were recruited in the study. Based on subjective global assessment (SGA), they were grouped as normal, moderate, and severely malnourished. Information regarding patient’s medical history, biochemical parameters (Hemoglobin, albumin and bilirubin) was collected. Energy and protein intake was computed using 24-hour dietary recall and handgrip strength (HGS) was assessed using hand grip dynamometer.
Results: The data revealed that most of the patients were males (95%) with an average age of 48.96±10.36 years. It was reported that 63.7% patients also had several comorbidities. As per SGA, 85.50% of patients were severely malnourished. Majority of the patients had poor hand grip strength (95%) and lower albumin levels of <3.5 g/dL. The data showed significantly lower hemoglobin levels, muscle strength (sarcopenia) and higher grades of ascites among malnourished individuals (p<0.05). It was depicted that malnourished patients had significantly higher blood loss and PRBC usage during surgery (p<0.05). The data also showed significantly lower intake of energy and protein among patients before transplantation.
Conclusion: An essential step in the treatment of ESLD is assessing nutritional status. The current study demonstrated higher grade of malnutrition among pre-LT patients. The significant association between malnutrition and the clinical parameters such as tense ascites, sarcopenia and higher blood product usage and blood loss during surgery, highlights the need for the creation of nutrition-related interventional treatments for pre-LT patients.