نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه ارتوپدی، دانشکده ی پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
2 استادیار، گروه جراحی ارتوپدی، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
3 پزشک عمومی، گروه جراحی ارتوپدی، بیمارستان دانشگاهی کاشانی، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی اصفهان، اصفهان، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
Introduction
Malnutrition is an underestimated problem in the general hospitalized population. Although most physicians are aware of the risk of malnutrition, half of malnourished patients are not identified during their hospitalization. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in traffic injured trauma patients referred to Kashani Hospital affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
Methods
Sixty patients were selected by simple random sampling from injured trauma patients. Required variables such as age, sex, height, weight, albumin, lymphocytes were extracted and recorded by asking the patient or the patient's file. In addition, malnutrition of patients was assessed using SGA (Subjective global assessment - Diagnosing Malnutrition) questionnaire.
Results
About 28% of traumatic patients admitted to Kashani Hospital were assessed as having proper nutritional status. However, about 72% of patients with mild to severe malnutrition were classified. Also, the nutritional status of patients was not significantly different between men and women (P-value = 0.838).
Discussion
In this study, 26.7% of patients (95% CI: 15.0-38.3) had mild to moderate malnutrition and 45% of patients (95% CI: 31.7-56.7) had severe malnutrition. Serum albumin was statistically significantly associated with malnutrition (P-value, 0.004).
Conclusion
To improve treatment outcomes and reduce hospitalization costs, nutritional screening and identification of patients in need of nutritional therapy, especially in patients with severe trauma, is emphasized.
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