Clinical nutrition : official journal of the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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Comparative Study
Nutritional status among adult patients admitted to an university-affiliated hospital in Spain at the time of genoma.
Although malnutrition in hospitalized patients is generally associated with increasing morbidity and mortality, it is yet a widely unknown problem in hospitals. ⋯ A high prevalence of malnutrition was found in this study. At a time, a high prevalence of overnutrition was observed. Anthropometric data and SGA technique are not concordant, reflecting the limitations of markers of nutritional status. While with SGA malnutrition was detected in patients with normal to high BMI, with anthropometry overnutrition was diagnosed. SGA seems to be more accurate than anthropometry to anticipate hospital LOS and readmission rate. Due to the increased LOS and readmission rates found in patients with malnutrition, further steps among health care professionals are warranted to identify and control them.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Does glutamine-enriched parenteral nutrition really affect intestinal morphology and gut permeability?
Nutritional depletion has been related to low glutamine levels in plasma and gut mucosa. This study was set up to investigate the effects of glutamine-enriched total parenteral nutrition on intestinal morphology and permeability. ⋯ Glutamine enriched total parenteral nutrition in a depleted patient population does not result in improvements in gut morphology and gut barrier function.