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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MEDICINE (IJAM)

ISSN (O) : 2663 - 046X

A CrossRef Indexed Journal

DOI : 10.34300/26630451

ISSN (P) : 2663 - 0451

IC VALUE : 89.03 (2020)

International Journal of Advanced Medicine (IJAM)
Research Paper

Effect Of Nutritional Status At The Time Of Initial Presentation On Outcome In Critically Ill Patients Admitted To Acute Medical Care Unit: A Prospective Study

Dr. Bakki Indrani, Dr. K. Indira Devi

Abstract :

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is evident in40 to 80 % critically ill patients. As nutritional assessment is not routinely done malnutrition remains undiagnosed in nearly 70% ICU patients. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:1.To asses the NUTRITIONAL status of patients admitted to AMCU at time of INITIAL PRESENTATION at our TERTIARY care teaching hospital 2.To PROSPECTIVELY study the effect of NUTRITIONAL status at time of admission on in-hospital mortality in CRITICALLY ill patients admitted in AMCUMATERIAL AND METHODS: STUDY DESIGN:Prospective study STUDY PERIOD:January 2017 to june2018STUDY POPULATION:Consecutive patients admitted to AMCU at king George hospital, Visakhapatnam SOUTH India were screened for inclusion in the study.

Keywords :

NUTRITIONAL   AMCU   CRITICALLY ill   

Cite This Article:

EFFECT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS AT THE TIME OF INITIAL PRESENTATION ON OUTCOME IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADMITTED TO ACUTE MEDICAL CARE UNIT: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY, Dr. Bakki Indrani, Dr. K. Indira Devi, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MEDICINE : Volume-1 | Issue-1 | January-2017

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