title: [Incidence of malnutrition in a surgery department].
abstract: Presentation of a description of the initial results obtained in nutritional evaluation of patients admitted for elective surgery during a 6-month period. A total of 212 patients were studied, recording malnutrition in 25%. This was severe in half of the cases. As a result of the malnutrition, a significant reduction was observed in the number of positive responses to the Multitest and the total count of lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Insular, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Larrea
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Torrent
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Núñez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001835:Body Weight; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012737:Sex Factors; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative