A retrospective study of the incidence and characteristics of long-stay adult inpatients with hospital-acquired malnutrition across five Australian public hospitals.
Talia WoodwardChristine JosephsonLynda RossJan HillBreanne HoskingFiona NaumannRachel StoneyMichelle A PalmerPublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2020)
Incidence of HAM, defined as malnutrition first diagnosed >14 days after admission, was in the low end of the published range. HAM was significantly associated with long LOS, transferring between hospitals and developing a cognitive impairment, pressure injury or fall during admission.