Malnutrition according to ESPEN consensus predicts hospitalizations and long-term mortality in rehabilitation patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

This study aimed to explore the value of the European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) definition of malnutrition (and/or its individual components) to predict hospitalizations and mortality at 2 years, and to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in COPD patients referred to pulmonary rehabilitation.

Source: Clinical Nutrition - September 28, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Ester Marco, Dolores S ánchez-Rodríguez, Vanesa N. Dávalos-Yerovi, Xavier Duran, Eva M. Pascual, Josep M. Muniesa, Diego A. Rodríguez, Ana Aguilera-Zubizarreta, Ferran Escalada, Esther Duarte Tags: Original article Source Type: research