Revista médica de Chile
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Revista médica de Chile · Aug 2006
Review[Recommendations for the nutritional assessment of critically ill patients].
Undernutrition affects 30 to 50% of hospitalized patients. The identification of patients with undernutrition or in risk to become undernourished is of utmost importance to prescribe a timely nutritional support. ⋯ Prognostic indexes and other parameters used for the assessment of nutritional risk are also discussed. Some tools are proposed for the diagnosis of hospital malnutrition.