Gündoǧdu, HaldunAydıntuǧ, SemihBahar, MoisBesler, TanjuMoral, Ali ReşatOǧuz, MehmetSakarya, MelekUyar, Mehmet2022-04-212022-04-212009-10Korfalı, G. vd. (2009). "Nutritional risk of hospitalized patients in Turkey". Clinical Nutrition, 28(5), 533-537.0261-5614https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2009.04.015https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261561409000879http://hdl.handle.net/11452/25968Background & aims: We conducted a multicentre study to assess nutritional risk at hospital admission, hospital-associated iatrogenic malnutrition and the status of nutritional support in Turkish hospitals. Methods: A database which allowed for online submission of hospital and patient data was developed. A nutritional risk screening system (NRS-2002) was applied to all patients and repeated weekly in patients with hospital stays greater than one week and no invasive procedures. Patient-specific nutritional support was recorded during the study period. Results: Thirty-four hospitals from 19 cities contributed data from 29,139 patients. On admission, 15% of patients had nutritional risk. Nutritional risk was common (52%) in intensive care unit patients and lowest (3.9%) in otorhinolaryngology patients. Only 51.8% of patients with nutritional risk received nutritional support. Nutritional risk was present in 6.25% of patients at the end of the first week and 5.2% at the end of the second week, independent of nutritional support. In patients with nutritional risk on admission who were hospitalized for two weeks and received nutritional support, the NRS-2002 score remained >= 3 in 83% of cases. Conclusions: Nutritional risk is common in hospitalized Turkish patients. While patients at nutritional risk often do not receive nutritional support when hospitalized, nutritional risk occurs independent of nutritional support.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessNutritional screeningNRS-2002 Nutritional assessmentUndernutritionMalnutritionPrevalenceAdmissionDiseaseMulticenterSupportStayCareNutrition & dieteticsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHospitalizationHumansInpatientsInternetMaleMalnutritionMass screeningMiddle agedNutrition assessmentNutritional supportTurkeyYoung adultArticle0002716851000082-s2.0-7034973163553353728519481309Nutrition & dieteticsMalnutrition; Nutrition Risk Assessment; Hospital PatientsAdultAgedArticleControlled studyFemaleHospital admissionHospital food serviceHospital patientHumanIntensive care unitLength of stayMajor clinical studyMaleMalnutritionNutritional healthNutritional supportOtorhinolaryngologyRisk assessmentScoring systemScreening testTeaching hospitalTurkey (republic)University hospital