A systematic review of the cost and cost effectiveness of using standard oral nutritional supplements in the hospital setting

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 370-380

  Elia, M ^a   Normand, C ^b   Norman, K ^c   Laviano, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost; Cost effectiveness; Hospital; Malnutrition; Oral nutritional supplements; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84960487133     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.05.010     Document Type: Article

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