Low nutrient intake contributes to adverse clinical outcomes in hospitalized elderly patients.
A prospective cohort study on hospitalized elderly patients revealed that inadequate nutrient intake during hospitalization was associated with adverse clinical outcomes and increased morbidity. Because this occurred in patients who were initially assessed as being in good health, it emphasizes the need for continuous nutritional surveillance of hospitalized elderly patients.
Hall
K
K
College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada.
Whiting
S J
SJ
Comfort
B
B
D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*