The incidence and mortality of refeeding syndrome in older hospitalized patients, based on three different diagnostic criteria: a longitudinal study

Refeeding syndrome (RFS) lacks both a global definition and diagnostic criteria. Different diagnostic criteria are used; serum phosphate (traditional criterion (TC)), the Friedli consensus recommendations, and the ASPEN. We investigated the incidence of RFS in older hospitalized patients and the mortality rates in patients with or without RFS using these three different diagnostic criteria.

Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - March 14, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Sissel Urke Olsen, Kiarash Tazmini, Anne-Marie Aas, Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Are Hugo Pripp, Karin Hesseberg, Sylvia Sunde, Asta Bye Tags: Original article Source Type: research