Abelardo García de Lorenzo y Mateos

Recomendaciones para la valoración nutricional del paciente crítico

Undernutrition affects 30 to 50% of hospitalized patients. Theidentification of patients with undernutrition or in risk to become undernourished is of utmostimportance to prescribe a timely nutritional support. This article performs a critical review ofanthropometrical, biochemical and functional parameters used for nutritional assessment.Prognostic indexes and other parameters used for the assessment of nutritional risk are alsodiscussed. Some tools are proposed for the diagnosis of hospital malnutrition (Rev Med Chile2006; 134: 1051-8).(