Background
About 20%–50% of all patients in hospitals are found at risk of undernutrition,
depending on the definition, clinical setting, and screening tool amended. A large
part of these patients are at nutritional risk when admitted to hospital, and in most
of the patients, undernutrition develops negatively during hospital stay.1,2 The
elderly patients and patients suffering from chronic diseases are more exposed to
nutritional risk than other patients.3–5 Despite three decades of collective development
of knowledge, contemporary malnutrition rates do not appear to have
reduced significantly.5–9 This can be prevented if special attention is paid to nutritional
care of patients. Routine identification by purposeful nutritional screening
is paramount as the first stage in patient care in order to identify at-risk patients,
with a view to providing nutritional support if necessary.10,11 The purpose of this
article is to provide a sound basis for understanding that screening procedures are
aimed at different populations and to support consideration to the continuity of
the nutritional care process in clinical practice, as recommended by the European
Society for clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).
in the light of future experience.
BackgroundAbout 20%–50% of all patients in hospitals are found at risk of undernutrition,depending on the definition, clinical setting, and screening tool amended. A largepart of these patients are at nutritional risk when admitted to hospital, and in mostof the patients, undernutrition develops negatively during hospital stay.1,2 Theelderly patients and patients suffering from chronic diseases are more exposed tonutritional risk than other patients.3–5 Despite three decades of collective developmentof knowledge, contemporary malnutrition rates do not appear to havereduced significantly.5–9 This can be prevented if special attention is paid to nutritionalcare of patients. Routine identification by purposeful nutritional screeningis paramount as the first stage in patient care in order to identify at-risk patients,with a view to providing nutritional support if necessary.10,11 The purpose of thisarticle is to provide a sound basis for understanding that screening procedures areaimed at different populations and to support consideration to the continuity ofthe nutritional care process in clinical practice, as recommended by the EuropeanSociety for clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN).in the light of future experience.
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