Malnutrition is a serious problem with a negative impact on the quality of life and the
evolution of patients, contributing to an increase in morbidity, length of hospital stay …

Serum visceral proteins such as albumin and prealbumin have traditionally been used as
markers of the nutritional status of patients. Prealbumin is nowadays often preferred over …

Background The nutrition status of coronavirus disease 2019 patients is unknown. This
study evaluates clinical and nutrition characteristics of severely and critically ill patients …

Serum albumin (SA), the most abundant soluble protein in the body, maintains plasma
oncotic pressure and regulates the distribution of vascular fluid and has a range of other …

Introduction Due to the high mortality and spread rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19), there are currently serious challenges in emergency department management. As such …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with high risk of malnutrition, primarily
in older people; assessing nutritional risk using appropriate screening tools is critical. This …

The debate around the COVID‐19 response in Africa has mostly focused on effects and
implications of public health measures, in light of the socio‐economic peculiarities of the …

Background Historically, admission serum albumin concentrations have been considered
useful biochemical markers for nutrition assessment. However, there is a lack of randomised …

Presently, undernutrition still goes undetected in pediatric hospitals despite its association
with poor clinical outcomes and increased annual hospital costs, thus affecting both the …

Background In patients with heart failure (HF), malnutrition and dietary sodium excess are
common and may worsen outcomes. No prior studies have provided low-sodium …