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Inflammation as a diagnostic criterion in the GLIM definition of malnutrition-what CRP-threshold relates to reduced food intake in older patients with acute disease?

Maryam PourhassanTommy CederholmUlrike TrampischDorothee VolkertRainer Wirth
Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2021)
A serum-CRP of 3.0 mg/dl appears to be a reasonable threshold of acute inflammation leading to reduced food intake to serve as an orientation with regard to the inflammation criterion of the GLIM diagnosis in acutely ill older patients.
Keyphrases
  • oxidative stress
  • respiratory failure
  • middle aged
  • drug induced
  • extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome