Time to act! - A cross-sectional study on how nutritional risk increases during hospitalization and associates with worse outcome

Nutritional risk is prevalent, and it develops negatively during hospital stay. The aim of this cohort study was to assess the association of nutritional risk with total costs of hospital care, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality. Cross-sectional study with hospitalized patients (n = 3053). Nu...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition ESPEN 2023-10, Vol.57, p.364-374
Main Authors: Orell, Helena, Pohju, Anne, Tuokkola, Jetta, Junttila, Kristiina, Heikkilä, Anniina, Österlund, Pia, Schwab, Ursula, Mäkitie, Antti
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost of care
Inpatient
Length of stay
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Mortality
NRS 2002
Nutritional risk screening
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Summary:Nutritional risk is prevalent, and it develops negatively during hospital stay. The aim of this cohort study was to assess the association of nutritional risk with total costs of hospital care, length of stay, and in-hospital mortality. Cross-sectional study with hospitalized patients (n = 3053). Nutritional risk screening 2002 and outcome were investigated. Chi-square, Fisher, and Mann–Whitney tests, univariable and multivariable generalized linear and binary logistic regression models were used. Nutritional risk was detected in 18% (184/1024) of those patients assessed at admission while the number of patients at risk increased 3-fold (47%,152/265) in those screened 14 days after admission (odds ratio 6.25; 95% CI 4.58–8.53, p 
ISSN:2405-4577
2405-4577
DOI:10.1016/j.clnesp.2023.07.016