Open AccessNutritional status and prognostic factors for mortality in patients admitted to emergency department observation units: a national multi-center study in China
Author(s) -
Haijiang Zhou,
Dong-jing Zuo,
Da Zhang,
Xinhua He,
Shu-bin Guo
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
world journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1920-8642
DOI - 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2023.005
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , emergency department , receiver operating characteristic , pediatrics , population , malnutrition , emergency medicine , environmental health , psychiatry
Nutritional risk is common among patients admitted to the emergency department and is associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Despite its large population, few comprehensive studies have been conducted in China concerning the nutritional status of patients admitted to emergency department observation units (EDOUs).