Reduced Handgrip Strength in Hospital Admission Predicts Prolonged Hospital Stay and Death but Is Not Accurate to Identify Malnutrition: A Longitudinal Study of Reduced Handgrip Strength in Hospitalized Patients.
Victória Silva ChitesPaula Portal TeixeiraJulia LimaCamila Ferri BurgelThainá Gattermann PereiraFlavia Moraes SilvaPublished in: JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition (2020)
Reduced HGS did not present satisfactory accuracy to identify malnutrition, and HGS did not change during the first 14 days of hospitalization, but was associated with prolonged LOS and in-hospital death.