Evaluation of the Prevalence and Risk Factors for Undernutrition in Hospitalized Dogs.

ABSTRACT: Hospitalized dogs are predisposed to undernutrition, which can potentially affect outcome. This study evaluated the prevalence of undernutrition in hospitalized dogs (measured as loss of body condition score, BCS and body weight, BW) and studied the risk factors that affect nutritional status, and outcome (discharge or death). Data was collected prospectively during 9 months from 500 hospitalized dogs with a hospitalization length longer than 24 h in a veterinary teaching hospital in Spain. The BCS and BW changes were modeled using multiple linear regression and outcome was modeled using logistic regression. The risk factors studied were energy intake, hospitalization length, initial BW and BCS, age, sex, severity of clinical signs, department of admission, fasting or nutritional intervent

SUBMITTER: Molina J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6123354 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature