NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 56  (1) , 51-54
Abstract
Consecutive orthopedic patients (82) were assessed nutritionally at the time of hospital admission and then at 10 day intervals until hospital dismissal. Of the patients, 48% had 1 or more abnormal findings suggestive of protein-calorie malnutrition. Despite this prevalence of abnormal findings, only patients with 3 abnormal findings or a serum albumin concentration of < 3.5 g/dl had a longer-than-average hospital stay. During hospitalization abnormal findings developed in only 3 patients; 1 or more abnormal nutrition-related findings improved to reach the normal range in 6 patients.

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