Aim To investigate the risk factors for postoperative delirium among elderly patients undergoing elective surgery for gastroenterological cancer. Methods From May 2020 to March 2022, patients ≥75 years old with gastroenterological cancer who underwent ...
Tomoyuki Sugi +9 more
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A Cross Sectional Study on Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated With Malnutrition among Elderly Population in Hyderabad [PDF]
Introduction: The elderly population is growing much faster. Ageing is a global phenomenon and it is expected that by 2050 every country in the world will have substantial increase in population aged 60 years and above. Malnutrition is common among older
Durga A, B Kiranmai, Adarsh Kumar K
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Nutritional Indices for Assessing Fatty Acids: A Mini-Review [PDF]
Dietary fats are generally fatty acids that may play positive or negative roles in the prevention and treatment of diseases. In nature, fatty acids occur in the form of mixtures of saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), and polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), so their nutritional and/or medicinal values must be determined. Herein,
Chen, Jiapeng, Liu, Hongbing
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER PATIENTS
Background The prevalence of hospitalized elderly patients has grown substantially and has impacted the hospital health services. Thus, it is believed that an investigation of the nutritional status associated with different clinical situations in ...
Antonio Alberto Rodrigues ALMENDRA +2 more
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Nutritional status in HIV‐infected patients using Changi's mini nutritional assessment [PDF]
7‐11 November 2010, Tenth International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection, Glasgow ...
Cervero, M +4 more
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Introduction. Undernutrition is a major public health problem and has many consequences for the elderly health. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in an elderly population hospitalized in the Internal ...
Norreddine MENADI +5 more
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS IN A GENERAL PRACTITIONER’S OFFICE
Aim: The study aimed at determining the nutritional status of senior citizens in a general practitioner’s office. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Malnutrition Universal
Radka Kozáková +2 more
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Malnutrition in elderly pilgrims attending kumbh festival 2019: A cross-sectional study
Background and Objectives: Geriatric population is at increased risk of malnutrition which in turn leads to decreased immunity, sarcopenia, frailty and poor clinical outcomes.
Vivek Aggarwal +6 more
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Nutritional assessment interpretation on 22 007 Spanish community-dwelling elders through the Mini Nutritional Assessment test [PDF]
AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the prevalence of undernutrition among community-dwelling elderly people in Spain using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and to analyse its distribution according to age, gender and residence region.DesignCross-sectional study assessing the nutritional status of elderly persons through both the short form and the full
Astiasarán, I. (Iciar) +6 more
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NUTRITIONAL SCREENING OF ELDERLY BY DIFFERENT METHODS AND INDICATORS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Objective: Identify appropriate methods and indicators to assess elderly nutritional status admitted to a hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 41 elderly patients of both sexes were evaluated (≥ 60 years).
Fernanda Cristina Esteves de Oliveira +5 more
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