Overview
According to the literature, malnutrition affects between 30% and 50% of hospitalized patients. The most recent survey on the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals in France dates back to 2003, and at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital to 2015. Malnutrition is a pathological process that can lead to complications for patients and prolong their length of stay.
Main objective: Evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in adult patients hospitalized on a given day at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (PSL) according to HAS ( High Authority for Health) criteria for 2019 (if age <70 years) and 2021 (if age ≥ 70 years).
Description
According to the literature, malnutrition affects between 30% and 50% of hospitalized patients. The most recent survey on the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals in France dates back to 2003, and at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital to 2015. Malnutrition is a pathological process that can lead to complications for patients and prolong their length of stay.
Main objective: Evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in adult patients hospitalized on a given day at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (PSL) according to HAS (High Authority for Health) criteria for 2019 (if age <70 years) and 2021 (if age ≥ 70 years).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Hospitalized for at least 2 days in a Pitié Salpêtrière department of the 8 selected DMUs.
- Patient informed and not objecting to participation in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Be hospitalized in a PRM, SMR, radiotherapy or adult psychiatry department
- Be hospitalized in an intensive care or resuscitation unit of the 8 selected DMU
- Be at the end of life, as determined by the referring clinician
- Have a communication barrier preventing the collection of declarative data
- Pregnancy in progress; 6. Patient under guardianship.