Undernutrition screening survey in 564,063 patients: patients with a positive undernutrition screening score stay in hospital 1.4 d longer

Abstract

This study provides benchmark data on the prevalence of undernutrition, including more than half a million patients. One out of 7 patients was scored as undernourished. For geriatrics, oncology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, this ratio was even greater (1 out of 3–4). Hospital stay was 1.4 d longer among undernourished patients than among those who were well nourished.

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“…This may be due to low sample size in this age group and need more representative study to confirm it. Dominguez [2] also found that older patients (above 60 years) were more malnourished and it was supported by Chakravarty, et al [22] and Kruizenga, et al [7] also. But Naderi, et al [14] found younger patients (18-29 year) to be more malnourished.…”

“…A study in Vietnam found the highest prevalence of malnutrition (51.3%) among patients in surgery wards but respiratory ward patients also had a high prevalence of 40.9% in a tertiary care hospital [27]. Dominguez [2] and Kruizenga, et al [7] noted that patients with malignancies were more malnourished but in another study in Tehran it was highest in patients with gastrointestinal diseases [14].…”

“…Several studies show the worldwide prevalence of malnutrition and at risk of malnutrition in hospitals are between 40-70% [2,[4][5][6][7][8]. Prevalence of disease-related malnutrition varied between countries; Philippines (73%), Canada (51%), Brazil (48%), Vietnam (33%), Singapore (29%) and Netherland (14%) [2][3][4][7][8][9].…”

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“…For geriatrics, oncology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, this ratio was even greater (1 out of 3-4). Hospital stay was 1.4 days longer among malnourished patients than among those who were well nourished [10].…”

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