Nationwide "Pediatric Nutrition Day" survey on the nutritional status of hospitalized children in South Korea.
Yoo Min LeeEell RyooJeana HongBen KangByung-Ho ChoeJi-Hyun SeoJi-Shook ParkHyo-Jeong JangYoon LeeEun Jae ChangJu Young ChangHae Jeong LeeJu Young KimEun Hye LeeHyun Jin KimJu-Young ChungYou Jin ChoiSo Yoon ChoiSoon Chul KimKi-Soo KangDae Yong YiKyung Rye MoonJi Hyuk LeeYong-Joo KimHye Ran YangPublished in: Nutrition research and practice (2020)
Malnutrition was prevalent at admission and during hospitalization in pediatric patients, with many children experiencing weight loss and poor oral intake. To improve the nutritional status of hospitalized children, it is important to screen and identify all children at risk of malnutrition and refer malnourished patients to the multidisciplinary NST for proper nutritional interventions.