Sarcopenia Index Is a Simple Objective Screening Tool for Malnutrition in the Critically Ill.

Erin Frazee BarretoTejaswi KanderiSara R DiCeccoArnaldo Lopez-RuizJanelle O PoyantKristin C MaraJoy HeimgartnerOgnjen GajicAndrew D RuleErin M NystromKianoush B Kashani

Published in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2018)

The frequency of malnutrition was high in this critically ill population, and it was associated with a poor prognosis. The SI could be used to assess nutrition risk in ICU patients.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
long non coding rna
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
physical activity