Energy and protein intake at the Department of Cardiothoracic surgery, Landspítali – The National University Hospital of Iceland. Monitoring the implementation of a validated simple screening tool for malnutrition in hospitalized patients

• Main Author: Dagný Ösp Vilhjálmsdóttir 1984-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Næringarfræði; Sjúklingar; Sjúkrahúsvist; Mataræði; Landspítali - háskólasjúkrahús. Hjarta- og lungnaskurðdeild; Hjarta; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16161

Background and Objective: Icelandic studies suggest that prevalence of malnutrition at Landspitali – The National University Hospital (LSH) is 20-60%, depending on patient groups. Malnutrition among patients is considered to increase risk of complications. The objectives of this thesis were: 1) To m...