| Autor: |
Noè, Donatella, Lanzi, Paola, Rubino, Noemi, Braggiotti, Silvana, Nicolai, Elisabetta, Spiti, Roberta, Zanoni, Maria Cristina, Raschioni, Enrica |
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Nutritional Therapy & Metabolism; Apr-Jun2012, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p79-83, 5p, 1 Chart |
| Abstrakt: |
Introduction: Hospital malnutrition is a clinical priority and nutritional screening is strongly recommended upon admission. Among the nutritional indices, the MUST (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool for adults) is the most validated for adult inpatients. The aim of our work was to assess the risk of malnutrition upon admission and its recognition by the hospital's health staff. Materials and methods: During a 3-month period, 307 newly admitted adult patients at the San Carlo Borromeo Hospital in Milan, Italy, were randomly screened and the MUST score was calculated within 72 hours. The number of nutritional checks for a more in-depth evaluation was also assessed. Results and conclusion: Forty-nine percent of patients presented a high risk of malnutrition on admission to hospital. In 28% of this sample, a nutritional evaluation had been requested. So 72% of patients who presented a severe risk of malnutrition (MUST ≥2) would not have been recognized and would therefore have remained untreated. Nutritional screening is an urgent need and strategies in this direction are required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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