Staff identification of malnutrition is much more relevant for nutrition care actions than objective malnutrition criteria – A nutritionday study

Rationale: Malnutrition (MN) is widespread among hospital patients but often unrecognized, and it is unknown which nutrition care actions (NCA) are usually taken. Aim of this analysis was to examine the prevalence of specific NCA overall and in malnourished patients using different MN definitions.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - December 1, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: D. Volkert, I. Galicia Ernst, I. Worf, S. Tarantino, M. Hiesmayr Source Type: research