A comparison of nutritional screening tools in the prediction of post-operative infectious and wound complications in the elderly patients undergoing abdominal operations

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-295

  Reodecha, Pinmanee ^a   Sirapo Ngam, Yupapin ^a   Putwatana, Panwadee ^a   Lertsithichai, Panuwat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Nutrition Screening Tools; Postoperative Infectious; Serum Albumin; Wound Complications

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION SCREENING TOOL; NUTRITION RISK CLASSIFICATION; NUTRITION RISK SCORE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SHORT FORM MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL WOUND; WOUND INFECTION; ABDOMEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; ROC CURVE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 2642553912     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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