Screening, assessment and monitoring of nutritional status among hemodialysis patients: development of a support tool to improve guideline implementation
Chatelan, A.; Magnin, M.; Montanini, E.; Soguel, L. · Aktuelle Ernährungsmedizin · 2009 · Heft 3 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: Malnutrition prevalence among hemodialysis patients is high and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Early malnutrition risk screening, assessment and monitoring of nutritional status are recommended. However they are difficult to implement in the absence of practical tools requiring reasonable workloads. The aim was to develop an interdisciplinary practical support tool to standardize practices throughout Western Switzerland by improving guideline implementation, in collaboration with the Group of Nephrology Dietitians (GRDN). Methods: Two categories of nutritional parameters (screenin…