Hospital malnutrition: a 33-hospital screening study

Hospital malnutrition: a 33-hospital screening study

Extract: A total of 3,047 patients (excluding 125 pregnant women) were screened to identify those at nutritional risk at admission to 33 hospitals in and around the greater Chicago area. Data were missing to a variable extent for each of the nutrition markers used. From the available data, it was fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 1986-02, Vol.86 (2), p.203-206
Hauptverfasser: Kamath, S.K, Lawler, M, Smith, A.E, Kalat, T, Olson, R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Body Height
Body Weight
Chicago
Child
Child, Preschool
ENCUESTAS
ENQUETE
Female
Hemoglobins - analysis
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Leukocyte Count
Male
MALNUTRICION
MALNUTRITION
Mass Screening - methods
Middle Aged
NUTRICION
NUTRITION
Patient Admission
Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology
Risk
Serum Albumin - analysis
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Zusammenfassung:Extract: A total of 3,047 patients (excluding 125 pregnant women) were screened to identify those at nutritional risk at admission to 33 hospitals in and around the greater Chicago area. Data were missing to a variable extent for each of the nutrition markers used. From the available data, it was found that 40 per cent to 60 per cent of the patients were at nutritional risk, as judged by weight/height, serum albumin, hemoglobin, and total lymphocyte count. Nutrition screening at admission is an important component for nutrition intervention.(author)
ISSN:0002-8223
1878-3570
DOI:10.1016/S0002-8223(21)03911-0