Sarcopenia is predictive of nosocomial infection in care of the elderly

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 895-901

  Cosquëric, Gaëlle ^a   Sebag, Aline ^a   Ducolombier, Cyril ^a   Thomas, Caroline ^a   Piette, François ^a   Weill Engerer, Sébastien ^a  

^a ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Frail elderly; Nosocomial infection; Protein energy malnutrition; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYSPHAGIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTION; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER; BLOOD; CROSS INFECTION; FRAIL ELDERLY; INDWELLING CATHETER; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 33947434005     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/BJN20061943     Document Type: Article

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