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Daily oral supplementation during and after a hospital stay improved nutritional status in elderly patients, but did not affect weight change

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.7.1.23

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    Gazzotti C, Arnaud-Battandier F, Parello M, et al. Prevention of malnutrition in older people during and after hospitalisation: results from a randomised controlled clinical trial. Age Ageing 2003;32:321–5.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Does daily oral supplementation given in hospital and after discharge prevent weight loss in elderly patients?

    METHODS

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    randomised controlled trial.

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    {concealed}*.

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    unblinded.

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    60 days.

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    the geriatric ward of a hospital in Liège, Belgium.

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    80 patients ⩾75 years of age (mean age 80 y, 76% women) who were at risk of malnutrition (total Mini Nutritional Assessment [MNA] score between 17 and 23.5). Exclusion criteria: medical conditions preventing oral feeding, patients at end of life, severe dementia (Mini Mental Score <10), clinical …

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    Footnotes

    • ↵* Information provided by author.

    • For correspondence: Dr C Gazzotti, Service de geriatrie CHR Citadelle, Liège, Belgium. claire.gazzottichrcitadelle.be

    • Source of funding: not stated.