Nutritional predictors of mortality after discharge in elderly patients on a medical ward.

Silvio BuscemiJohn A BatsisGaspare ParrinelloFatima M MassentiGiuseppe RosafioVittoria SciasciaFlavia CostaSebastiano Pollina AddarioSerena MendolaAnna M BarileVincenza ManiaciNadia RiniGregorio Caimi

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2016)

The MNA and BIA-derived phase angle are reasonable tools to identify malnourished patients at high mortality risk and may represent useful markers in intervention trials in this high-risk subgroup.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
healthcare
high resolution
phase iii
clinical trial
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open label