Impact of nutritional screening on mortality and intensive care unit length of stay.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nutritional assessment is a fundamental part of the treatment of patients hospitalized in the ICU, allowing the implementation of interventions appropriate to the identified requirements. Since the risk of malnutrition is a modifiable factor, its correct management can positively influence hospital evolution. This study aims to test the impact of the incorporation of nutritional screening and assessment on mortality and length of stay in patients hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit in Cali, Colombia, during the years 2019 and 2021-2022.

Methods

This is a historical cohort epidemiological study where one cohort consisted of 114 patients who received a standard nutritional screening (interpretation of body mass index and its clinical impression). The other cohort

SUBMITTER: Diaz Chavarro BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11866484 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature