Nutritional status significantly affects hospital length of stay among surgical patients in public hospitals of Northern Ethiopia: single cohort study

Nutritional status significantly affects hospital length of stay among surgical patients in public hospitals of Northern Ethiopia: single cohort study

Abstract Objective This study aimed to assess the effect of nutritional status on length of hospital stay in Northern Ethiopia. Result Institutional based prospective cohort study was conducted among 324 admitted surgical patients. Length of hospital stay were significantly associated with duration...

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Main Authors: Mulugeta Woldu Abrha, Oumer Seid, Kidanu Gebremariam, Amha Kahsay, Haftom Gebrehiwot Weldearegay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Nutritional status
Length of hospital stay
Duration
Surgical patients
Northern ethiopia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4451-5

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