Prognostic indices of poor nutritional status and their impact on prolonged hospital stay in a Greek university hospital.
Georgia TsaousiStavros PanidisGeorge StavrouJohn TsouskasDimitrios PanagiotouKaterina KotzampassiPublished in: BioMed research international (2014)
Nutritional status and nutrition-related parameters such as weight loss, quantity of food intake, appetite, arm circumference, dietary type, and extent of dependence confer considerable prognostic value regarding hospital LOS in acute care setting.