Prevalence of risk factors for malnutrition in Latin American hospitalized patients: a nutritionDay analysis  2016-2020

Silvia Tarantino; Isabella Sulz; Christian Schuh; Michael Hiesmayr

doi:10.35454/rncm.v5n2.389

Authors

Silvia Tarantino Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4586-3953
Isabella Sulz Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna
Christian Schuh ITSC - IT-Systems & Communications, Medical University of Vienna
Michael Hiesmayr Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35454/rncm.v5n2.389

Keywords:

nutritionDay, hospital, malnutrition, risk factors, international audit, latin america, Prevalence

Abstract

Hospital malnutrition is a complex international health issue described to be associated with worse patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs(1). A large proportion of patients is already found malnourished at the time of hospital admission, others develop malnutrition while in hospital, often as a complication associated with the disease. Malnutrition screening is crucial for identifying vulnerable patients who are nutritionally at risk already on admission, presenting well-known risk factors such as poor appetite, low food intake, history of unintentional weight loss or low body mass index (BMI).

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