NUTRITIONAL STATUS AT HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND PREDICTION OF CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CANCER: RESULTS OF THE BRAZILIAN SURVEY ON ONCOLOGICAL NUTRITION IN PEDIATRIC.
Wanélia Vieira AfonsoWilza Arantes Ferreira PeresNivaldo Barroso de PinhoArthur Orlando Correa SchilithzRenata Brum MartucciViviane Dias RodriguesJuliana Silva do Nascimento BragaJoana Dias da CostaPatrícia de Carvalho PadilhaPublished in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2023)
The prevalence of malnutrition was high and related to death. These results highlight the need to use the SGNA in clinical practice alongside classic anthropometric methods for the diagnosis of malnutrition, and the need to standardize care across all Brazilian regions, which should include nutritional care for children and adolescents with cancer. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.