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Ryan T Hurt1, Stephen A McClave2

  • 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 South Jackson Street, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.

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Healthcare providers face challenges defining malnutrition. This review focuses on nutrition risk assessment, offering practical tips for identifying patients needing specialized nutrition therapy to improve outcomes.

Keywords:
MalnutritionNutrition assessmentNutrition riskNutritional stateObesity

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Area of Science:

  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Patient Outcomes
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Nutritional status alterations are prevalent, impacting patient morbidity and mortality.
  • Current definitions of malnutrition lack standardization and clinical utility.
  • Nutrition risk is a more defined concept, encompassing nutritional status and disease severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the vagueness in malnutrition definition by focusing on nutrition risk.
  • To provide clinicians with tools for assessing nutrition risk.
  • To guide the identification of patients requiring specialized nutrition therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing nutrition risk assessment tools.
  • Discussion of practical screening methods for clinicians.
  • Identification of patient populations at elevated nutrition risk.

Main Results:

  • Nutrition risk is a more practical and defined clinical concept than malnutrition.
  • Effective screening tools can identify patients with nutrient deficiencies or at risk.
  • Early identification facilitates timely intervention with specialized nutrition therapy.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized nutrition risk assessment is crucial for effective patient care.
  • Clinicians should utilize available tools to screen for nutrition risk.
  • Proactive identification and management of nutrition risk can mitigate adverse outcomes.