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Malnutrition is a very common disease among elderly patients, requiring hospitalization in up to half of elderly patients and is associated with decreased patient functioning, mortality, prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS), and increased rates of readmission
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As awareness of coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) in the elderly population continues to emerge, elderly patients have been identified as a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection
Malnutrition is a very common disease among elderly patients, requiring hospitalization in up to half of elderly patients and is associated with decreased patient functioning, mortality, prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS), and increased rates of readmission
This study was a retrospective single-center study conducted in an acute geriatric hospital
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Data were collected following an extensive survey of medical records and nutritional risk was assessed according to the Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS)
Results of the study showed that of a total of 245 patients (86.
1±6.
4 years), 50.
6% were at severe nutritional risk and had an NRS ≥5/7 on admission
.
Lower BMI, cognitive impairment, and dysphagia were more prevalent in patients with higher NRS
Figure: Statistics on hospitalization time of malnourished patients
statistics
This study confirms that high nutritional risk at the time of hospitalization is associated with longer length of stay (LOS) in patients with COVID-19 in acute elderly care
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These results draw attention to the importance of early assessment of nutritional risk and possible support during hospitalization in elderly patients
This study confirms that high nutritional risk at the time of hospitalization is associated with longer length of stay (LOS) in patients with COVID-19 in acute elderly care
Original source:
Aline Mendes.
Nutritional risk at hospital admission is associated with prolonged length of hospital stay in old patients with COVID-19.
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