Background & aims Malnutrition is a top priority in Lao PDR. In 2017, 33% of children under
five years of age were stunted, 21.1% were underweight, 9% were wasted while 16.6% of …

Background: Malnutrition is common in Canadian hospitalized patients, yet systemwide
malnutrition screening is not mandatory in Canada. Aims: Our goal was to define the point …

Presentación de PowerPoint Page 1 Figure 2. Predictive value of malnutrition risk (MUST) and
malnutrition diagnosis (PG-SGA) for readmission and mortality Table 1. Prevalence of malnutrition …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Disease-associated malnutrition is common. Over 30% of patients
are at high risk for malnutrition on admission to hospital. Patients with malnutrition are prone …

Background Malnutrition is associated with adverse clinical outcomes and increased health
care utilization for hospitalized children. Yet pediatric malnutrition often goes undiagnosed …

Summary Background & aims The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)
proposed a two-step approach for the malnutrition diagnosis: screening to identify “at risk” …

Adult hospitalized patients are at risk for malnutrition. The sensitivity and specificity of
screening tools were compared with Subjective Global Assessment. Methods included a …

Abstract Backgrounds & Aims Malnutrition is prevalent among hospitalized patients in
developed countries, contributing to negative health outcomes and increased healthcare …

Background Identifying children at malnutrition risk on admission to hospital is considered
best practice; however, nutrition screening in pediatric populations is not common. The aim …

Background The impact of malnutrition on pediatric patients in the acute care setting is
significant. Hospitalized patients with malnutrition have been shown to have poor clinical …