[Hospital undernutrition: how not to ignore it any more?].
About 1/5 of patients are undernourished in Swiss hospitals. Despite of a high morbidity and mortality associated with this pathology, nearly 1/3 of them do not receive an appropriate nutritional support which can be even indicated at an obese patient. This paper approaches the key points of early nutritional care. NRS-2002 is presented like a simple tool able to identify patients nutritionally at-risk who are likely to benefit from nutritional support. Moreover, the major role of a diet adapted to the specific needs of the patient points out the need for an institutional policy coordinated around diet-nutrition.
Berthod
G
G
Service de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. gregoire.berthod@chuv.ch
Roduit
J
J
Roulet
M
M
Coti Bertrand
P
P
D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007297:Inpatients; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D013557:Switzerland