Prevalence of protein.energy malnutrition and nutritional evolution in hospitalized patients

Authors

  • Jane Bandeira Dichi Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Isaias Dichi Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Mônica do Vale Rochelle Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Ednamar Aparecida Senne Universidade Estadual de Londrina
  • Marcos Cesar Barros de Almeida Camargo Universidade Estadual de Londrina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.1995v16n2p219

Keywords:

Nutritional assessement, Hospital malnutrition.

Abstract

The nutritional assessment by anthropometric and blood components was undertaken in 92 adult patients, 61 males and 31 females, sulfuring from gastrointestinal (19%), câncer (18%), cardiovascular (12%), chronic: hepatic (11%) diseases and others. The nutritional evaluation was repeated at the entry and at the discharge of the hospitalization which lasted 15 days. The under nutrition at the admission was of 6096 and at the discharge of 72%. Under nutrition was higher in patients with peptic ulcer (100%) and cancer (70,6%). Protein somatic involvement was higher than the fat stores. 7hus, the prevalence of under nutrition Is high in Internal Medicine wards and despite clinical improvement there was no concomitant Improvement of the nutritional status.


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Author Biographies

Jane Bandeira Dichi, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Departamento de Clinica Médica – Disciplina de Semiologia – CCS – Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Isaias Dichi, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Departamento de Clinica Médica – Disciplina de Semiologia – CCS – Universidade Estadual de Londrina

 

Mônica do Vale Rochelle, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Nutricionistas estagiárias da disciplina de Semiologia e Clínica Médica.

Ednamar Aparecida Senne, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Nutricionistas estagiárias da disciplina de Semiologia e Clínica Médica.

Marcos Cesar Barros de Almeida Camargo, Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Professor da disciplina de Semiologia e Clínica Médica -Departamento de Clínica Médica -CCS -Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil.

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Published

2004-12-15

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Dichi JB, Dichi I, Rochelle M do V, Senne EA, Camargo MCB de A. Prevalence of protein.energy malnutrition and nutritional evolution in hospitalized patients. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2004 Dec. 15 [cited 2024 May 21];16(2):219-23. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/7036

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Vol. 16 No. 2 (1995)

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