Malnutrition in hospitalized adults in the United States, 2016-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition in hospitalized patients is associated increased length of stay, cost, readmission, and death. No recent studies have examined trends in prevalence or outcomes of hospitalized patients with a diagnosis of malnutrition.

Objectives

To study the prevalence of malnutrition diagnostic codes and associated hospital outcomes in the United States between 2016 and 2019.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective trends study to identify use of malnutrition codes in hospitalizations in the National Inpatient Sample between 2016 and 2019. We used direct standardization by logistic regression to adjust outcomes of percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement, mechanical ventilation, and death for age, Gagne comorbidity score, and sex. We then used linear regression t

SUBMITTER: Bhasin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11613653 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature