Nutritional assessment using a microcomputer. 2. Programme evaluation.
Nutritional assessment ideally should be used to determine the nutritional requirements of a patient taking into account his nutritional and metabolic status. It should also be used to monitor a patient's progress and any alteration in requirements. In addition, nutritional assessment should be able to identify groups of patients at risk from the effects of malnutrition. Finally, the parameters used for assessment should be simple, yet effective and readily available to any hospital. A computer program designed by the Nutrition Support Service, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia and in use for the past 2 years has been evaluated and found to fulfil these criteria.
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Nutrition Support Service, Department of Surgery, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, P.O. Box 7897, Riyadh 11159, Saudi Arabia.
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