Economic Evaluation of Individualized Nutritional Support for Hospitalized Patients with Chronic Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT: Background Malnutrition is a highly prevalent risk factor in hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). A recent randomized trial found lower mortality and improved health outcomes when CHF patients with nutritional risk received individualized nutritional treatment. Objective To estimate the cost-effectiveness of individualized nutritional support in hospitalized patients with CHF. Methods This analysis used data from CHF patients at risk of malnutrition (N = 645) who were part of the Effect of Early Nutritional Therapy on Frailty, Functional Outcomes and Recovery of Undernourished Medical Inpatients Trial (EFFORT). Study patients with CHF were randomized into (i) an intervention group (individualized nutritional support to reach energy, protein, and micronutrient goals) or (

SUBMITTER: Schuetz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9099480 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature