Clinical nutrition : official journal of the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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Multicenter Study
Predictors of dietitian consult on medical and surgical wards.
Guidelines promote dietitian consult (DC) for nutrition support. In Canada, dietitians are involved in the assessment of malnutrition and provide specialized dietary counseling. It is unknown however, what leads to a DC for patients fed orally. This study identifies independent predictors for a DC and determines what is the proportion of malnourished patients seeing a dietitian. ⋯ Overall predictors of DC were appropriate but SGA B and C patients and those eating <50% were missed. Screening at admission with algorithms of care that include referral to the dietitian are needed to improve the process of nutrition care.