Nutrition risk factors in older coronary artery bypass graft patients.
Coronary artery bypass grafting surgery is increasingly performed in adults aged 65 and older. Older adults are vulnerable to undernutrition, and as they undergo coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, their nutrition status must be considered carefully. The present review focuses on nutrition risk factors unique to older adults who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
Dimaria-Ghalili
Rose Ann
RA
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, 418 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. rosedim@nursing.upenn.edu
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors