A high prevalence of malnutrition in acute geriatric patients predicts adverse clinical outcomes and mortality within 12 months

e-SPEN Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Charlton, Karen E ^a   Batterham, Marijka J ^a   Bowden, Steven ^b   Ghosh, Abhijeet ^a,c   Caldwell, Katherine ^a   Barone, Lilliana ^b   Mason, Michelle ^b   Potter, Jan ^b   Meyer, Barbara ^a   Milosavljevic, Marianna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Trading as Illawarra Shoalhaven Medicare Local   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Clinical outcomes; Geriatric; Malnutrition; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84878201381     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22128263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnme.2013.03.004     Document Type: Article

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