TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 54. Nutrition and Metabolic Support
A1  - Bedi, Nicole M.
A1  - Robinson, Malcolm K.
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Brotman, Daniel J.
A2  - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
AB  - The  importance  of  providing  adequate  nutrition  as  an  adjunct  to  medical  care  was  identified  as  early  as  the  era  of  Hippocrates.  Today,  it  is  known  that  malnutrition  is  associated  with  increased  infection  rates,  longer  hospital  length  of  stay,  and  increased  hospital  costs.  Not  surprisingly,  malnutrition  is  also  associated  with  increased  mortality.  For  example,  Correia  and  Waitzberg  demonstrated  that  malnutrition  is  an  independent  predictor  of  mortality,  morbidity  and  hospital  expense  after  controlling  for  patient  age  and  disease  severity.  Hence,  it  is  imperative  that  the  nutritional  statuses  of  all  patients  be  assessed  throughout  their  hospitalizations  in  order  to  develop  appropriate  nutritional  plans.  This  could  potentially  improve  outcomes.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56194764
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