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[Assessment of nutritional status]
D Bollag1, L Genton, C Pichard
1Service de Nutrition Clinique, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, CH-1211 Genève 14.
Annales De Medecine Interne
|January 5, 2001
Summary
Assessing patient nutritional status is crucial for recovery and treatment. This review covers methods to evaluate malnutrition and guide nutritional support effectively.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Nutrition
- Medical Assessment
Context:
- Malnutrition significantly impacts patient morbidity and recovery.
- Nutritional status assessment is vital for personalized nutritional support during illness and treatment.
Purpose:
- To review methods for assessing nutritional status.
- To guide the tailoring of nutritional support based on patient needs and reserves.
Summary:
- Global nutritional assessment identifies well-nourished, mildly, or severely malnourished patients.
- It evaluates the evolution of malnutrition and its causes during disease and treatment.
- Diagnosis of protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) integrates clinical, biological, and functional data.
Impact:
- Informs decisions on the timing and intensity of nutritional support.
- Highlights the correlation between nutritional status and disease dynamics.
- Emphasizes that no single method can detect all cases of protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM).