Malnutrition in Surgical Wards: A Plea for Concern

Table 1

Patients characteristics, hospitalization, and outcome.

	High risk group	No risk group	𝑃
Patients	32 (33.33%)	64 (66.67%)
Median Age (y)	57 (24–94)	54 (19–90)	NS
Gender (male)	17 (53.12%)	35 (54.68%)	NS
Admission- emergency (versus elective)	22 (68.8%)	34 (53.1%)	.3
Malignancy (versus benign)	14 (43.72%)	12 (18.75%)	.02
Surgery performed	19 (59.37%)	38 (59.37%)	.8
LOS (d)*	18.8 ± 11.5	7 ± 5.3	.003
Nutritional therapy	15.6%	7.9%	.3
Mortality
In hospital	3 (9.4%)	0 (0%)	.017
Cumulative 6 months	6 (18.8%)	1 (1.6%)	.006
Cumulative 12 months	7 (21.9%)	1 (1.6%)	.002

^∗Mean ± SD.