The impact of malnutrition on morbidity, mortality, length of hospital stay and costs evaluated through a multivariate model analysis.

By M. Correia, D. Waitzberg. Clinical Nutrition, 2003

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EuroOOPS: an international, multicentre study to implement nutritional risk screening and evaluate clinical outcome. (2008, background): “In a retrospective study, Correia at al.(25) also studied the association between nutritional status as determined by SGA and rate of complications.”
Prevalence, risk factors and clinical implications of malnutrition in French Comprehensive Cancer Centres (2010, background): “%) in populations including 28% of cancer patients (Correia and Waitzberg, 2003).”
Management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients in non-critical care setting: an endocrine society clinical practice guideline. (2012, background): “3 Evidence Malnutrition is reported in up to 40% of critically ill patients (65) and is associated with increased risk of hospital complications, higher mortality rate, longer hospital stay, and higher hospitalization costs (95).”
Malnutrition and its impact on cost of hospitalization, length of stay, readmission and 3-year mortality. (2011, background): “Length of hospital stay (days), median (range) 3 (1-63) 4 (1-59)”