Malnutrition is a debilitating and highly prevalent condition in the acute hospital setting, with
Australian and international studies reporting rates of approximately 40%. Malnutrition is …

The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based.
Writing group members performed these relevant supplemental literature searches with key …

OBJECTIVES: This narrative review assesses the current prevalence of malnutrition, the
methods for detection of malnutrition, the factors associated with malnutrition, and the effects …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to describe postoperative undernutrition in
terms of postoperative losses of appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASMM) with respect to …

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili is an associate professor of nursing, School of Nursing, West
Virginia University, Charleston Division. She is also a research consultant to the Nursing …

De los cubículos relativamente tristes y medianamente equipados de las UCI de antaño,
emergió con notable fuerza la “Fisioterapia Intensiva” como una práctica profesional …

Background The aim of the present research was to evaluate the relationship between
Mediterranean dietary quality index (Med-DQI) and dietary phytochemical index (DPI) with …

Background Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by loss of muscle mass, muscle
strength, or physical performance. It has been reported that cardiac surgery causes systemic …

Objective: To determine the nutritional, inflammatory, and functional aspects of unintentional
weight loss after cardiac surgery that warrant further investigation. Research Methods and …

Background and aim Among elderly patients undergoing cardiac surgery, malnutrition is
very common and related to muscle wasting known as sarcopenia. Cardiac surgery causes …