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Instant Nutritional Assessment
Author(s) -
Seltzer Murray H.,
Bastidas J. Augusto,
Cooper David M.,
Engler Peter,
Slocum Bernadette,
Fletcher H. Stephen
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/014860717900300309
Subject(s) - instant , medicine , parenteral nutrition , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pediatrics , food science , biology
Instant nutritional assessment of the hospitalized patient is described based upon admission serum albumin levels and total lymphocyte counts. Abnormalities of these parameters are associated with markedly increased morbidity and mortality in a series of 500 consecutively admitted patients. It is suggested that instant nutritional assessment be performed on all hospitalized patients with appropriate alterations and therapy being made to allow for nutritional repletion.