Investigation report: nutrition management of acutely unwell patients in acute medical units

Health Services Safety Investigations Body -The purpose of this investigation was to support improvements in the identification of malnutrition and management of nutritional needs for patients within acute medical units (AMUs). AMUs are the first point of entry for patients referred to hospital as an acute medical emergency by their GP and those requiring admission from the emergency department. The investigation uses, as an example, a real patient safety incident in which a man ’s nutritional needs were not met for 19 days stay in hospital, of which 13 days were in AMU resulting in him losing up to 26% of his body weight within a six-week period.ReportHealth Services Safety Investigations Body - publications
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: Patient safety Source Type: news