Management of malnutrition in geriatric trauma patients: results of a nationwide survey

European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 553-558

  Eschbach, D ^a   Kirchbichler, T ^a   Oberkircher, L ^a   Knobe, M ^b   Juenemann, M ^c   Ruchholtz, S ^a   Buecking, B ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY GIESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric trauma; Malnutrition; Screening for malnutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84976319279     PISSN: 18639933     EISSN: 16153146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-016-0698-x     Document Type: Review

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