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Xue Z, Yu J, Higashikuchi T, Compher C. MON-PO475: Low Body Mass Index Predicts Short- and Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Asian Clinical Patients. Clin Nutr 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0261-5614(19)32308-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cederholm T, Compher C, Correia MITD, Gonzalez MC, Fukushima R, Higashiguchi T, Van Gossum A, Jensen GL. Response to the letter: Comment on "GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition - A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community". Some considerations about the GLIM criteria - A consensus report for the diagnosis of malnutrition by Drs. LB da Silva Passos and DA De-Souza. Clin Nutr 2019; 38:1480-1481. [PMID: 30904187 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2019.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
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- University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizante, Brazil
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- Tokyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake-City, Aichi, Japan
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- University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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Cederholm T, Jensen G, Correia M, Gonzalez M, Fukushima R, Higashiguchi T, Baptista G, Barazzoni R, Blaauw R, Coats A, Crivelli A, Evans D, Gramlich L, Fuchs‐Tarlovsky V, Keller H, Llido L, Malone A, Mogensen K, Morley J, Muscaritoli M, Nyulasi I, Pirlich M, Pisprasert V, de van der Schueren M, Siltharm S, Singer P, Tappenden K, Velasco N, Waitzberg D, Yamwong P, Yu J, Van Gossum A, Compher C. GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition - A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle 2019; 10:207-217. [PMID: 30920778 PMCID: PMC6438340 DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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RATIONALE This initiative is focused on building a global consensus around core diagnostic criteria for malnutrition in adults in clinical settings. METHODS In January 2016, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) was convened by several of the major global clinical nutrition societies. GLIM appointed a core leadership committee and a supporting working group with representatives bringing additional global diversity and expertise. Empirical consensus was reached through a series of face-to-face meetings, telephone conferences, and e-mail communications. RESULTS A two-step approach for the malnutrition diagnosis was selected, i.e., first screening to identify "at risk" status by the use of any validated screening tool, and second, assessment for diagnosis and grading the severity of malnutrition. The malnutrition criteria for consideration were retrieved from existing approaches for screening and assessment. Potential criteria were subjected to a ballot among the GLIM core and supporting working group members. The top five ranked criteria included three phenotypic criteria (weight loss, low body mass index, and reduced muscle mass) and two etiologic criteria (reduced food intake or assimilation, and inflammation or disease burden). To diagnose malnutrition at least one phenotypic criterion and one etiologic criterion should be present. Phenotypic metrics for grading severity as Stage 1 (moderate) and Stage 2 (severe) malnutrition are proposed. It is recommended that the etiologic criteria be used to guide intervention and anticipated outcomes. The recommended approach supports classification of malnutrition into four etiology-related diagnosis categories. CONCLUSION A consensus scheme for diagnosing malnutrition in adults in clinical settings on a global scale is proposed. Next steps are to secure further collaboration and endorsements from leading nutrition professional societies, to identify overlaps with syndromes like cachexia and sarcopenia, and to promote dissemination, validation studies, and feedback. The diagnostic construct should be re-considered every 3-5 years.
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- T. Cederholm
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and MetabolismUppsala UniversityUppsalaSweden
- Theme AgingKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Dean's Office and Department of Medicine, Larner College of MedicineUniversity of VermontBurlingtonVTUSA
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- Department of SurgeryUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizanteBrazil
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- Post‐graduate Program in Health and BehaviorCatholic University of PelotasRSBrazil
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- Department of Medicine, Department of SurgeryTokyo University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Surgery and Palliative MedicineFujita Health University School of MedicineDengakugakubo, KutsukakeToyoake‐CityAichiJapan
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- Medicine Faculty Central University of VenezuelaUniversitary Hospital of Caracas, Chief Nutritional Support Unit Hospital Universitary/Academic of Caracas, University Central of VenezuelaVenezuela
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- Department of Medical, Technological and Translational SciencesUniversity of Trieste, Ospedale di CattinaraTriesteItaly
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesStellenbosch UniversityCape TownSouth Africa
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- Monash UniversityAustralia
- University of WarwickWarwickUK
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- Unit of Nutrition Support and Malabsorptive DiseasesHospital HIGA San MartínBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Department of SurgeryThe Ohio State UniversityColumbusOHUSA
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- Clinical Nutrition DepartmentHospital General de MéxicoMexico CityMexico
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- Schlegel‐UW Research Institute for Aging and Department of KinesiologyUniversity of WaterlooOntarioCanada
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- Clinical Nutrition ServiceSt. Luke's Medical Center‐Quezon CityMetro‐Manila, Quezon CityPhilippines
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- The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral NutritionSilver SpringMDUSA
- Mt. Carmel West HospitalColumbusOHUSA
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- Department of NutritionBrigham and Women's HospitalBostonMAUSA
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- Division of GeriatricsSaint Louis University HospitalSt. LouisMOUSA
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- Department of Clinical MedicineSapienza University of RomeItaly
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- Department of Nutrition, Alfred Health and Professor of Dietetic Practice, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Latrobe University; Department of Medicine, Central Clinical SchoolMonash UniversityAustralia
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- Imperial Oak Outpatient Clinic, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Clinical NutritionBerlinGermany
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- Department of MedicineKhon Kaen University College of MedicineKhon KaenThailand
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- Department of Nutrition and DieteticsAmsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamthe Netherlands
- Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Department of Nutrition and DieteticsHAN University of Applied SciencesNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Ministry of Science and TechnologyBangkokThailand
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- Department of General Intensive CareRabin Medical CenterPetah TikvaIsrael
- Sackler School of MedicineTel Aviv UniversityIsrael
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- Department of Kinesiology and NutritionUniversity of Illinois‐ChicagoChicagoILUSA
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- Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolismo, School of MedicinePontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileChile
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of MedicineUniversity of São PauloSão PauloBrazil
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- Department of MedicineSiriaj HospitalBangkokThailand
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- GI Surgery and Nutrition Metabolic Division, Department of General SurgeryPeking Union Medical College HospitalBeijingChina
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinic of Intestinal Diseases and Nutritional SupportHopital Erasme, Free University of BrusselsBrusselsBelgium
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- Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department and Nutrition ProgramsUniversity of Pennsylvania School of NursingPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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Cederholm T, Jensen GL, Correia MITD, Gonzalez MC, Fukushima R, Higashiguchi T, Baptista G, Barazzoni R, Blaauw R, Coats A, Crivelli A, Evans DC, Gramlich L, Fuchs-Tarlovsky V, Keller H, Llido L, Malone A, Mogensen KM, Morley JE, Muscaritoli M, Nyulasi I, Pirlich M, Pisprasert V, de van der Schueren MAE, Siltharm S, Singer P, Tappenden K, Velasco N, Waitzberg D, Yamwong P, Yu J, Van Gossum A, Compher C, Cederholm T, Van Gossum A, Correia MIT, Gonzalez MC, Fukushima R, Higashiguchi T, Baptista G, Barazzoni R, Blaauw R, Coats A, Crivelli A, Evans D, Gramlich L, Fuchs V, Keller H, Llido L, Malone A, Mogensen K, Morley J, Muscaritoli M, Nyulasi I, Pirlich M, Pisprasert V, de van der Schueren M, Siltharm S, Singer P, Tappenden K, Velasco N, Waitzberg D, Yamwong P, Yu J. GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition - A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community. Clin Nutr 2018; 38:1-9. [PMID: 30181091 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1191] [Impact Index Per Article: 198.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
RATIONALE This initiative is focused on building a global consensus around core diagnostic criteria for malnutrition in adults in clinical settings. METHODS In January 2016, the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) was convened by several of the major global clinical nutrition societies. GLIM appointed a core leadership committee and a supporting working group with representatives bringing additional global diversity and expertise. Empirical consensus was reached through a series of face-to-face meetings, telephone conferences, and e-mail communications. RESULTS A two-step approach for the malnutrition diagnosis was selected, i.e., first screening to identify "at risk" status by the use of any validated screening tool, and second, assessment for diagnosis and grading the severity of malnutrition. The malnutrition criteria for consideration were retrieved from existing approaches for screening and assessment. Potential criteria were subjected to a ballot among the GLIM core and supporting working group members. The top five ranked criteria included three phenotypic criteria (non-volitional weight loss, low body mass index, and reduced muscle mass) and two etiologic criteria (reduced food intake or assimilation, and inflammation or disease burden). To diagnose malnutrition at least one phenotypic criterion and one etiologic criterion should be present. Phenotypic metrics for grading severity as Stage 1 (moderate) and Stage 2 (severe) malnutrition are proposed. It is recommended that the etiologic criteria be used to guide intervention and anticipated outcomes. The recommended approach supports classification of malnutrition into four etiology-related diagnosis categories. CONCLUSION A consensus scheme for diagnosing malnutrition in adults in clinical settings on a global scale is proposed. Next steps are to secure further collaboration and endorsements from leading nutrition professional societies, to identify overlaps with syndromes like cachexia and sarcopenia, and to promote dissemination, validation studies, and feedback. The diagnostic construct should be re-considered every 3-5 years.
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- T Cederholm
- Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Theme Aging, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Dean's Office and Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizante, Brazil
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- Post-graduate Program in Health and Behavior, Catholic University of Pelotas, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tokyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Palliative Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake-City, Aichi, Japan
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- Medicine Faculty Central University of Venezuela, Universitary Hospital of Caracas, Chief Nutritional Support Unit Hospital Universitary/Academic of Caracas, University Central of Venezuela, Venezuela
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- Department of Medical, Technological and Translational Sciences, University of Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Trieste, Italy
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Monash University, Australia; University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Hospital HIGA San Martín, Unit of Nutrition Support and Malabsorptive Diseases, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Clinical Nutrition Service, St. Luke's Medical Center-Quezon City, Metro-Manila, Quezon City, Philippines
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- The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Silver Spring, MD, USA; Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Geriatrics, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nutrition, Alfred Health and Professor of Dietetic Practice, Department of Rehabilitation, Nutrition and Sport, Latrobe University; Department of Medicine, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Australia
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- Imperial Oak Outpatient Clinic, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Khon Kaen University College of Medicine, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; HAN University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of General Intensive Care, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolismo, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, Siriaj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- GI Surgery and Nutrition Metabolic Division, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinic of Intestinal Diseases and Nutritional Support, Hopital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department and Nutrition Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Cederholm T, Barazzoni R, Austin P, Ballmer P, Biolo G, Bischoff SC, Compher C, Correia I, Higashiguchi T, Holst M, Jensen GL, Malone A, Muscaritoli M, Nyulasi I, Pirlich M, Rothenberg E, Schindler K, Schneider SM, de van der Schueren MAE, Sieber C, Valentini L, Yu JC, Van Gossum A, Singer P. ESPEN guidelines on definitions and terminology of clinical nutrition. Clin Nutr 2016; 36:49-64. [PMID: 27642056 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1161] [Impact Index Per Article: 145.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND A lack of agreement on definitions and terminology used for nutrition-related concepts and procedures limits the development of clinical nutrition practice and research. OBJECTIVE This initiative aimed to reach a consensus for terminology for core nutritional concepts and procedures. METHODS The European Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) appointed a consensus group of clinical scientists to perform a modified Delphi process that encompassed e-mail communication, face-to-face meetings, in-group ballots and an electronic ESPEN membership Delphi round. RESULTS Five key areas related to clinical nutrition were identified: concepts; procedures; organisation; delivery; and products. One core concept of clinical nutrition is malnutrition/undernutrition, which includes disease-related malnutrition (DRM) with (eq. cachexia) and without inflammation, and malnutrition/undernutrition without disease, e.g. hunger-related malnutrition. Over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) is another core concept. Sarcopenia and frailty were agreed to be separate conditions often associated with malnutrition. Examples of nutritional procedures identified include screening for subjects at nutritional risk followed by a complete nutritional assessment. Hospital and care facility catering are the basic organizational forms for providing nutrition. Oral nutritional supplementation is the preferred way of nutrition therapy but if inadequate then other forms of medical nutrition therapy, i.e. enteral tube feeding and parenteral (intravenous) nutrition, becomes the major way of nutrient delivery. CONCLUSION An agreement of basic nutritional terminology to be used in clinical practice, research, and the ESPEN guideline developments has been established. This terminology consensus may help to support future global consensus efforts and updates of classification systems such as the International Classification of Disease (ICD). The continuous growth of knowledge in all areas addressed in this statement will provide the foundation for future revisions.
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- T Cederholm
- Departments of Geriatric Medicine, Uppsala University Hospital and Public Health and Caring Sciences, Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Pharmacy Department, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom; Pharmacy Department, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
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- Institute of Nutritional Medicine, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
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- Department of Surgery and Palliative Medicine, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan.
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- Center for Nutrition and Bowel Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
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- The Dean's Office and Department of Medicine, The University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA.
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- Pharmacy Department, Mount Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Elisabeth Protestant Hospital, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Food and Meal Science, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden.
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Archet Hospital, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Nutrition, Sports and Health, Faculty of Health and Social Studies, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Institute for Biomedicine of Ageing, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Hospital St. John of Lord, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Section of Dietetics, University of Applied Sciences, Neubrandenburg, Germany.
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Clinic of Intestinal Diseases and Nutritional Support, Hopital Erasme, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Critical Care, Institute for Nutrition Research, Rabin Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva 49100 Israel.
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Wrotniak BH, Malete L, Maruapula SD, Jackson J, Shaibu S, Ratcliffe S, Stettler N, Compher C. Association between socioeconomic status indicators and obesity in adolescent students in Botswana, an African country in rapid nutrition transition. Pediatr Obes 2012; 7:e9-e13. [PMID: 22434762 DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2011.00023.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Revised: 11/01/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine two separate socioeconomic status (SES) indicators of obesity in Botswana, an African country that has experienced rapid economic development and where the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome is high. METHODS We conducted a nationally representative, cross-sectional study of 707 adolescent secondary school students in Botswana. Measured height and weight were used to compute World Health Organization age- and sex-specific body mass index z-scores. SES was described by private vs. public school attendance and a survey of assets/facilities within the home. RESULTS Overall, private school students and those with more assets had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity than public school students (private: 27.1%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 20.4-34.5; public: 13.1%, 95% CI: 9.8-16.8) and those with fewer assets (more assets: 20.0%, 95% CI: 16.0-24.4; fewer assets: 11.2%, 95% CI: 6.6-16.9). CONCLUSIONS Public health interventions in developing countries may need to be targeted differently to low or high SES individuals in order to treat already high obesity rates in higher SES groups and to prevent the development of obesity in lower SES communities undergoing economic transition.
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- B H Wrotniak
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399, USA.
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Compher C, Kinosian BP, Ratcliffe SJ, Baumgarten M. Obesity Reduces the Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Elderly Hospitalized Patients. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2007; 62:1310-2. [DOI: 10.1093/gerona/62.11.1310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The primary aims of this trial were to evaluate the reproducibility of a portable handheld calorimeter (Medgem) in a clinical population, and to compare its measures with a calorimeter in typical use with these patients. DESIGN Cross-sectional clinical validation study. SETTING Outpatient Clinical Research Center. SUBJECTS A total of 24 stable home nutrition support patients. INTERVENTIONS In random order three measures of resting metabolic rate (RMR) were taken after a 4-h fast, 15 min rest and 2-h abstention from exercise. Two measures were taken with the same Medgem (MG) and one with the traditional calorimeter (Deltatrac). Reproducibility of MG measures and their comparability to a Deltatrac measure were assessed by Bland-Altman analysis, with >+/-250 kcal/day established a priori as a clinically unacceptable error. In addition, disagreement between the two types of measures was defined as greater than 10% difference. RESULTS The mean difference between two MG measures was -6.8 kcal/day, with limits of agreement between 233 and -247 kcal/day and clinically acceptable. The mean difference between the Deltatrac and mean of two MG measures was -162 kcal/day, with limits of agreement between 577 and -253 kcal/day and clinically unacceptable. In all, 80% of the repeated MG RMR measures agreed within 10%, and the mean MG reading agreed with the Deltatrac in 60% of cases. CONCLUSIONS RMR obtained using the MG calorimeter has an acceptable degree of reproducibility, and is acceptable to patients. The MG measures, however, are frequently lower than traditional measures and require further validation prior to application to practice in this vulnerable patient group.
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- C Compher
- Penn Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096, USA.
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Life expectancy in the United States has increased dramatically during the past century, creating a large population of people with potentially compromised nutritional status. Although requirements were previously believed to decline with aging, recent data suggest that requirements for protein and energy often do not decline and may actually increase during disease exacerbations. Optimal intake of vitamins and minerals is also under reevaluation, and significant segments of the population may have deficiencies based on limited intake or absorption. Social and psychological factors and difficulty chewing and swallowing may interfere with adequate intake. At the end of a hospital stay, many patients need continued skilled transitional care before discharge home. Many patients who have existing nutritional deficits, including weight loss, decreased serum proteins and pressure ulcers are admitted to subacute nursing facilities. Careful initial and periodic reassessment of nutritional status and aggressive nutritional management must be used to prepare patients for optimal independence after discharge. Improved clinical outcome can be achieved with prevention of malnutrition and timely correction of nutritional problems.
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- C Compher
- University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philidelphia, USA
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The dietetic fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center is highly rewarding for the nutrition support dietitians, and the dietetic fellows have identified an increased self-confidence as one of the major benefits. Advanced training of this nature is very labor intensive. In the current environment of cost containment and down-sizing of staff, it is unlikely that this type of program will flourish due to the high labor cost involved and limited funding available.
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- A Coffey
- Nutrition Support Service/Penn Infusion Therapy, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA
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The practice of providing specialized enteral and parenteral nutrition to patients in the home setting has expanded nationwide during the past decade. Accompanying this growth has been an increased need for education of patients, families, and care providers in techniques of administering intravenous and tube feedings safely after discharge from the hospital. To meet this demand for information, written home nutrition support (HNS) education materials have been developed by hospital nutrition support teams, patient education specialists, home care providers, and formula manufacturers. The time and financial costs of developing these materials may be prohibitive in certain institutions that need HNS education resources. A directory of the printed materials available has been compiled to facilitate communication and exchange of HNS education information among institutions. The directory is presented with this article, with important characteristics to consider in the development of HNS education materials.
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Compher C, Colaizzo T. Staffing patterns in hospital clinical dietetics and nutrition support: a survey conducted by the Dietitians in Nutrition Support dietetic practice group. J Am Diet Assoc 1992; 92:807-12. [PMID: 1624648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The Dietitians in Nutrition Support dietetic practice group of The American Dietetic Association administered a questionnaire to evaluate changes in nutrition support services provided to hospitalized patients and home patients in 1989 and compared the results with results of a survey administered in 1986. The 1986 survey documented an increase in tube feeding to inpatients during 1984 to 1986 and greater dietitian staffing in tertiary care hospitals than in primary care hospitals and in larger hospitals in 1986. The 1989 questionnaire was mailed to clinical nutrition managers from a nationwide random sample of 1,000 hospitals from American Hospital Association members; 271 responses were received. Full-time equivalent (FTE) registered dietitians (RDs)--including clinical RDs, nutrition support service RDs, and clinical nutrition managers--decreased 11% from 1986 to 1989. FTE dietetic technicians decreased 22%. The number of FTE nutrition support service RDs and clinical nutrition managers decreased significantly (P less than .05). The mean number of FTE clinical dietitians per 100 beds decreased from 1.4 to 1.0 from 1986 to 1989. These decreases in dietetics staffing occurred despite an overall increase in total hospital FTE staff of 2.9%. Reported daily provision of nutrition support modalities to inpatients was 3.5% for parenteral nutrition, 4.9% for enteral tube feeding, and 9.6% for oral supplements. Decreased dietetics staffing was accompanied by other factors that negatively affect productivity (and therefore ability to provide adequate patient care), including inadequate delegation of technical tasks to dietetic technicians, limited availability of secretarial and computer support, and minimal provision of pocket pagers. These trends may be evidence of inadequacy of dietetics staffing to meet the needs of the US population for nutrition care.
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- C Compher
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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Adequate protein intake is necessary in renal failure to reduce morbidity. The desire to avoid dialysis should not be a justification to starve patients, particularly because fed patients have better survival rates in acute renal failure. The treatment techniques for renal failure may be used secondarily as a delivery route for nutrients.
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- C Compher
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Compher C, Colaizzo TM, Rieke S. Changes in billing for nutrition support services and dietetics staff resources between 1984 and 1986. J Am Diet Assoc 1990; 90:686-9. [PMID: 2335683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Changes in hospital funding resulting from the Prospective Payment System have been recognized as a major force in hospitals in the 1980s. The Dietitians in Nutrition Support (DNS) Practice Group examined these changes using a survey sent to 1,000 clinical nutrition managers at American Hospital Association (AHA) hospitals. The goals of the survey were (a) to evaluate changes in billing for nutrition services and (b) to evaluate changes in resources available to dietetics staff members. Although income from nutrition services to inpatients had increased only 18% since 1984, 45% of respondents reported an increase in payment for outpatient services. Prior to 1984, larger hospitals reported screening for malnutrition more often than smaller hospitals, and the responsibility for screening was handled more often by dietetic technicians than by RDs. Larger hospitals also reported establishment of a home nutrition support company more often than smaller hospitals. Computer and academic course costs were paid more frequently by nonprofit and tertiary hospitals. Although the number of hospitals billing for nutrition services to patients was small, most reported receiving payment. We conclude that charges for nutrition services by dietitians to outpatients have increased, and that most dietitians who bill for services receive payment. Academic and technological resources for RDs have increased in general, though smaller primary-care and for-profit hospitals report such supports less consistently than larger, tertiary-care, and not-for-profit hospitals.
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- C Compher
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104
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