Disease-related malnutrition in adult patients who have been admitted to hospital is a
syndrome associated with substantially increased morbidity, disability, short-term and long …

Cancer and its treatments are associated with functional decline that has impactful
consequences on quality of life, and care continuum. Thus, optimizing perioperative …

Acute kidney disease (AKD)-which includes acute kidney injury (AKI)–and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients, including those in …

Background Guidelines recommend the use of nutritional support during hospital stays for
medical patients (patients not critically ill and not undergoing surgical procedures) at risk of …

Abstract Objective To develop Clinical Practice Guidelines for the screening, assessment
and management of the geriatric condition of frailty. Methods An adapted Grading of …

Background Nutritional support in patients with cancer aims at improving quality of life.
Whether use of nutritional support is also effective in improving clinical outcomes requires …

Background & aims Polymorbidity (also known as multimorbidity)–defined as the co-
occurrence of at least two chronic health conditions–is highly prevalent, particularly in the …

Summary Introduction The Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002) identifies patients at
risk of malnutrition. We studied the prognostic implications of this score with regard to short …

Background Deterioration of nutritional status during hospitalization in patients with chronic
heart failure increases mortality. Whether nutritional support during hospitalization reduces …

Objectives Refeeding syndrome (RFS) can be a life-threatening metabolic condition after
nutritional replenishment if not recognized early and treated adequately. There is a lack of …