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Nutritional assessment: comparison of clinical assessment and objective variables for the prediction of length of hospital stay and readmission
2015
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Nutritional assessment commonly includes multiple nutrition indicators (NIs). To promote efficiency, a minimum set is needed for the diagnosis of malnutrition in the acute care setting. Objective: The objective was to compare the ability of different NIs to predict outcomes of length of hospital stay and readmission to refine the detection of malnutrition in acute care. Design: This was a prospective cohort study of 1022 patients recruited from 18 acute care hospitals (academic and community),
doi:10.3945/ajcn.114.098665
pmid:25739926
fatcat:nqdmapcbtbgepiofxqxiq5c27y