Oral nutritional supplements during acute illness and recovery reduced non-elective hospital readmissions in older patients

doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.81

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Oral nutritional supplements during acute illness and recovery reduced non-elective hospital readmissions in older patients

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Gariballa S, Forster S, Walters S, et al. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of nutritional supplementation during acute illness. Am J Med 2006;119:693–9.OpenUrl CrossRef PubMed Web of Science

Q Does nutritional support during acute illness and recovery improve clinical outcome in older patients?

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Design:

randomised placebo controlled trial.

Allocation:

concealed.

Blinding:

blinded (patients, healthcare providers, {data collectors, outcome assessors,}* and data analysts).

Follow up period:

6 months.

Setting:

{a hospital in South Yorkshire, UK}.*

Patients:

445 patients ⩾65 years of age (mean age 77 y, 53% men) who were admitted to hospital and able to swallow. Exclusion criteria were gastric surgery, malabsorption or morbid obesity (body mass index >40), coma, severe dementia (Abbreviated Mental Test Score <6), malignancy, current receipt of supplements, …

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