A Complete Guide to Identify and Manage Malnutrition in Hospitalized Patients.

diagnosis malnutrition management oral nutritional supplements prevalence screening

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
07 Jun 2020
Historique:
entrez: 14 7 2020
pubmed: 14 7 2020
medline: 14 7 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Malnutrition is extremely common in hospitalized patients. It can lead to various complications and increase mortality. However, it remains poorly recognized and many health care systems do not require nutritional assessment during the hospital stay. This most likely due to lack of awareness and inadequate coordination between health care workers. Physicians can utilize many different methods when performing malnutrition screening, and there is also a lack of global clear-cut recommendations on criteria used to diagnose malnutrition. This article aims to increase malnutrition awareness among health care providers, and provide a guide on screening, diagnosis, and management of malnutrition.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32656004
doi: 10.7759/cureus.8486
pmc: PMC7343301
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

e8486

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Kabashneh et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Sohaip Kabashneh (S)

Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.

Samer Alkassis (S)

Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.

Layla Shanah (L)

Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.

Hammad Ali (H)

Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.

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