A survey on malnutrition of surgical patients in a single general hospital
- VernacularTitle:普外科住院患者营养状况评价
- Author:
Guohao WU
;
Zhonghua LIU
;
Yingjun QUAN
;
Zhaohan WU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Malnutrition;
Nutritional assessment;
Surgical patients
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2000;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
60 yrs) were associated with a higher prevalence of malnutrition (47 6%) than those of 60 yrs and younger (31 5%) Malnutrition was more frequently encountered in cancer patients than other patients (64 5% vs 22 4%) Patients with digestive tract disease had higher rates of malnutrition than those without (52 6% vs 30 0%) FFM, FM, BCM, TBW and ICF was significantly lower in malnourished male and female patients than well nourished patients Conclusion The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized surgical patients is high
