The new established index of nutrition status (NPI – nutrition and prognosis index)
Kohout, P.; Granatova, J.; Benes, Z. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2007 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Aim: To evaluate new established index (NPI – Nutrition and Prognosis Index – Kohout) and compare its value with patients clinical data and economic aspects of their treatment Introduction: The lot of indices were used to measure nutritional status and count the risk of complication because of poor nutrition, risk of surgical procedure, mortality, lenght of hospital stay and/or ICU stay. Low level of albumine, cholesterol and lymphocyte count are used solely in some indices, there are no correlations between these markers. Ulibarri used these 3 markers – in special table, our index (NPI) is ready to use as mathe…