Energy and protein intake in medical and geriatric inpatients with MEDPass versus conventional administration of oral nutritional supplements: study protocol for the randomized controlled MEDPass Trial

Energy and protein intake in medical and geriatric inpatients with MEDPass versus conventional administration of oral nutritional supplements: study protocol for the randomized controlled MEDPass Trial

Abstract Background Disease-related malnutrition is highly prevalent in hospitalized medical and geriatric inpatients. It is associated with negative outcomes such as muscle wasting, decline of functional status, and increased morbidity and mortality. Oral nutritional supplements (ONS) are frequentl...

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Main Authors: Silvia Kurmann, Emilie Reber, Maria F. Vasiloglou, Philipp Schuetz, Andreas W. Schoenenberger, Katja Uhlmann, Anna-Barbara Sterchi, Zeno Stanga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Oral nutritional supplements
Energy intake
Protein intake
Malnutrition
MEDPass
Nutrition as medication
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05145-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05145-4

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