Effects of Different Doses of Oral Essential Amino Acid Supplementation in the Patients Aged over 80 Years on Chronic Hemodialysis

The prevalence of malnutrition especially of essential amino acid (EAA) is a significant concern in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients. The present study evaluates the efficacy of Amiyu® Granule (AG), a pharmaceutically manufactured oral EAA and histidine supplement, in the improvement of the nutritional indices of the ESRD and HD elderly patients (> 80-year-old).