Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as a Tool to Evaluate Impact of Malnutrition Risk on Mortality in Adult Patients with Polytrauma

Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as a Tool to Evaluate Impact of Malnutrition Risk on Mortality in Adult Patients with Polytrauma

Background: Identification of malnutrition is especially important in severely injured patients, in whom hypermetabolism and protein catabolism following traumatic injury worsen their nutritional condition. The geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI), based on serum albumin level and the current bod...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hsi Yeh, Shao-Chun Wu, Sheng-En Chou, Wei-Ti Su, Ching-Hua Tsai, Chi Li, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Ching-Hua Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
malnutrition
mortality
geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)
trauma
polytrauma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/24/9233

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