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NUTRITION ASSESSMENT IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS: NRS-2002, PG-SGA, AND NFPE IN OLDER ADULTS PREPARING FOR ELECTIVE SURGERY

Post-surgical complications are most common in older adults. While a number of factors contribute, one key determinant is malnutrition. Malnutrition is seen in up to 86% of older adults at hospital admission. Malnutrition and post-surgical complications are linked through two critical observations:...

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Autores principales: Starr, Kathryn N Porter, Young, Kenlyn, McDonald, Shelley R, Loyack, Nancy, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, Sandhya ​Sandhya, Heflin, Mitchell T, Pieper, Carl F, Bales, Connie W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6840055/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.1442