title: [Prevalence of undernutrition in hospital patients with unbalanced heart failure; subjective global assessment like prognosis sign].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The malnutrition prevalence's studies in patients with heart failure have a great variability. The proportion depends on the used method and the evaluation moment. Malnutrition increases complications, hospital stay, mortality and hospital reentry. It is good idea to diagnose and treat these patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective was determined the prevalence of malnourished heart failure's patients in hospital at our environment and to analyze what used method was a better mortality predictor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational study. The nutritional status have been evaluated by Subjective Global Assessment and Mini Nutritional Assessment the nutritional status of 377 patients joined in a high complexity hospital with decompensation of chronic heart failure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 75±10. The 51,5% (n=194) were men . According to the Subjective Global Assessment, 50,7 % (45,6 %-55,7 %) were normal nutrition, 41,9 % (37,0 %-46,9 %) were on risk of malnutrition and 7,4 % (5,2 %-10,5 %) were evident malnutrition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The malnutrition prevalence's in hospital chronic heart failure patients by decompensation in our area is high. The Subjective global assessment is a good mortality predictor.
authors: Departamento de especialidades médicas. Hospital General Gregorio Marañón. Madrid. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. lguerrasan@telefonica.net.
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Guerra-Sánchez
authors: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.. nutrias@enf.ucm.es.
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Martinez-Rincón
authors: Residencia personas mayores San Fernando. San Fernando de Henares. Madrid. España.. marcitita@telefonica.net.
authors: Mar
authors: M
authors: Fresno-Flores
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010361:Patients; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology