COntrolling NUTritional Status (CONUT) as Predictive Score of Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study in an Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit in Italy

COntrolling NUTritional Status (CONUT) as Predictive Score of Hospital Length of Stay (LOS) and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study in an Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology Unit in Italy

Background: Hospital malnutrition affects nearly 30% of patients in medical wards and correlates with worse outcomes. An early assessment is necessary to stratify the risk of short-term outcomes and mortality. The predictive role of COntrolling NUTritional status (CONUT) score in this context has no...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Rinninella, Raffaele Borriello, Marco D’Angelo, Tiziano Galasso, Marco Cintoni, Pauline Raoul, Michele Impagnatiello, Brigida Eleonora Annicchiarico, Antonio Gasbarrini, Maria Cristina Mele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
CONUT
disease-related malnutrition
length of stay
mortality
nutritional support
refeeding syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1472

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