scholarly journals Nutritional status assessed by scored patient-generated subjective global assessment associated with length of hospital stay in adult patients receiving an appendectomy

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching-Chuan Hsieh ◽  
Tzu-Hao Huang ◽  
Ching-Chi Chi ◽  
Chin-Hua Liu ◽  
Cheng-Chih Chang ◽  
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2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bulent Saka ◽  
Gulistan Bahat Ozturk ◽  
Sami Uzun ◽  
Nilgun Erten ◽  
Sema Genc ◽  
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OBJECTIVE: Poor recognition and monitoring of nutritional status is the most important cause of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status of a group of patients and compare the results with their serum prealbumin levels. METHODS: Ninety-seven patients admitted consecutively to the hospital were enrolled in the study. The risk of malnutrition was assessed according to anthropometric data and the Subjective Global Assessment and Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 tools. The nutritional statuses of the patients were compared with their age, gender, body mass index, medical history, weight loss and routine biochemical analyses, including prealbumin and length of hospital stay. RESULTS: According to the Nutrition Risk Screening 2002, 57% of the patients were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, correlating well with the Subjective Global Assessment (p<0.001, r=0.700). Multivariate analysis revealed positive correlations between malnutrition and age, weight loss, malignancy and serum C-reative protein (p=0.046, p=0.001, p=0.04 and p=0.002). Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 score ³3 was associated with prolonged length of hospital stay (p=0.001). Serum prealbumin correlated with nutritional status, regardless of the number of chronic diseases and inflammation biomarkers (p=0.01). Serum prealbumin sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and diagnostic value in the assessment of risk of malnutrition were 94%, 32%, 0.67, 0.78 and 69 respectively. After 7 days of nutritional support, the risk of malnutrition decreased by 12% (p<0.001) and serum prealbumin levels increased by 20% (p=0.003). CONCLUSION: Instead of reflecting overall nutritional status, low serum prealbumin may be regarded as a sign of increased risk of malnutrition, requiring further nutritional assessment. It can be used for monitoring patients receiving nutritional support.


2004 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
R Dwi Budiningsari

Background: The decline in nutritional status of hospitalized patients was reported to be assossiated with longer length of stay and higher hospital charges. However, the effect of changes in nutritional status on hospital outcomes in Indonesia is still unknown.Objective: To determine the effect of changes in nutritional status on length of stay and hospital charge among adult hospitalized patients.Method: A total subjects of 262 adult patients who were admitted to internal and neurology departments of Dr. Sardjito, Dr.M.Jamil, and Sanglah hospitals were included in this study. Nutritional status of each patient was assessed using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) method. Information on length of stay and hospital charge was collected based on medical records.Results: Subjects with nutritional status declined from normally to moderately, normally to severely, and moderately to severely malnourished were 6,3 (OR=6.32, 95% CI=1,3-29,8); 11,9 (OR=11.94, 95% CI=1,02-139,1); and 6,90 (OR=6.9, 95%CI=1,5-32,0 )times more likely to stay longer than those with nutritional status stayed normal during hospitalitation. They also had 3,3; unlimited; and 1,76 times risk on higher hospital charges than reference group (95% CI=1,123-9,529; unlimited; and 0,590-5,245).Conclusions: The declines of nutritional status from normally to moderately, normally to severely, and moderately to severely malnourished in hospitalized patients influenced to longer length of stay. Normally to moderately and normally to severely malnourished in hospitalized patients influenced to higher hospital charges.


Acta Medica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Cafer Balcı

Objective: The prevalence of malnutrition remains high in older hospitalized patients. Subjective Global Assessment, the Nutrition Risk Screening-2002, and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool are widely used screening and assessment tools, but comparison of their efficacy in predicting clinical outcomes like length of hospital stay remain scarce. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of these tools in predicting length of hospital stay in a group of older hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in a sample of 72 patients consecutively admitted to a geriatric medicine ward. Subjective Global Assessment, Nutrition Risk Screening-2002 and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool were performed within 24 hours of admission. Patients were classified as having prolonged length of hospital stay if they stay in the hospital for more than ten days. The association of baseline malnutrition defined by each tool and the prolonged length of hospital stay was assessed using unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models. Results: The mean age of the patients was 73.5 ± 6.9 years, and 61.1% were women. The prevalence of malnutrition was 45.8% with Subjective Global Assessment, 51.4% with Nutrition Risk Screening-2002, and 33.3% with Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool. Among the entire cohort, twenty-nine patients (40.2%) had longer length of the hospital stay. After adjusted for covariates, multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the Subjective Global Assessment had the best predictive power (OR: 3.9; p: 0.02), followed by Nutrition Risk Screening-2002 (OR: 3.8; p: 0.03), and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (OR: 2.9; p: 0.02). Conclusion: Malnutrition assessed by the Subjective Global Assessment, Nutrition Risk Screening-2002 and Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool on admission predict prolonged length of hospital stay in hospitalized older patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 545-553
Author(s):  
Alexsandro Ferreira dos SANTOS ◽  
Antonio Aragão RABELO JUNIOR ◽  
Fernanda Larissa Brito CAMPOS ◽  
Rosângela Maria Lopes de SOUSA ◽  
Helma Jane Ferreira VELOSO ◽  
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ABSTRACT Objective To determine the association of a scored patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment with mortality and length of hospital stay in cancer patients. Methods Cross-sectional study carried out between July and September 2014 using secondary data collection using data from 366 medical records of patients admitted to a hospital recognized as a cancer center of excellence. The present study included patients with hospital stay over than or equal three days and minimum age of 20 years. The patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment scores were calculated and compared with the patients’ clinical and anthropometric characteristics and outcomes (death and long length of stay in hospital). Results Of the 366 patients evaluated, 36.0% were malnourished. The presence of malnutrition, according to the scored patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment, was statistically associated with the presence of metastasis (52.4%). On the other hand, malnutrition, according to the body mass index in adults (55.8%) and in older elderly patients (54.2%), was associated with death (55.0%). The adjusted logistic regression model showed that the following factors were associated with prolonged hospitalization: early nutritional screening, presence of severe malnutrition, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and surgical procedures. As for mortality, the associated factors were: male reproductive system tumor, presence of metastasis, clinical treatment, prolonged hospitalization, and the presence of some degree of malnutrition. Conclusion The patient-generated Subjective Global Assessment score is an important risk marker of prolonged hospitalization and mortality rates. It is a useful tool capable of circumventing significant biases in the nutritional evaluation of cancer patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrícia Amaro Andrade ◽  
Carolina Araújo dos Santos ◽  
Heloísa Helena Firmino ◽  
Carla de Oliveira Barbosa Rosa

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine frequency of dysphagia risk and associated factors in hospitalized patients as well as to evaluate nutritional status by using different methods and correlate the status with scores of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study including 909 inpatients of a philanthropic hospital. For the diagnosis of dysphagia we used an adapted and validated Brazilian version of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10). The nutritional status was evaluated through the subjective global assessment, and anthropometric measurements included weight, calf and arm circumference, and knee height. The Mann-Whitney test, associations using the Pearson’s χ2 and Spearman’s correlation were used to verify differences between the groups. Results: The prevalence of dysphagia risk was 10.5%, and aging was the associated factor with this condition. Patients at risk presented lower values of arm and calf circumference, variables that correlated inversely with the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) score. Malnutrition was observed in 13.2% of patients based on the subjective global assessment and in 15.2% based on the Body Mass Index. Conclusion: Screening for dysphagia and malnutrition should be introduced in hospitals routine to avoid or minimize damages caused by dysphagia or malnutrition, especially among older people.


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