Nutritional assessment: Comparison of clinical assessment and objective variables for the prediction of length of hospital stay and readmission

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 956-965

  Jeejeebhoy, Khursheed N ^a   Keller, Heather ^b   Gramlich, Leah ^c   Allard, Johane P ^d   Laporte, Manon ^e   Duerksen, Donald R ^f   Payette, Helene ^g   Bernier, Paule ^h   Vesnaver, Elisabeth ⁱ   Davidson, Bridget ^j   Teterina, Anastasia ^d   Lou, Wendy ^k  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^e Campbellton Regional Hospital   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^j Canadian Nutrition Society   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Length of stay; Malnutrition; Nutritional assessment; Readmission rate; Subjective global assessment

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CALORIC INTAKE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CANADA; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929659354     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.114.098665     Document Type: Article

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