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Evaluate the clinical utility and agreement of malnutrition screening tools in older emergency department patients.

May 29, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Malnutrition Screening Tools for Geriatric Patients Presenting to Emergency Department: Agreement and Prognostic Utility for Hospital Admission and Length of Stay

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Evaluate the clinical utility and agreement of malnutrition screening tools in older emergency department patients.
Prospective single-center study of 325 patients aged ≥65 presenting to the emergency department.
Nutritional status assessed using MUST, NRS-2002, and SGA.
Logistic regression analyzed associations with hospital admission and linear regression for length of stay.
32.6% of patients required hospital admission, with a median length of stay of 5 days.
High nutritional risk prevalence varied: 16.6% (MUST), 41.5% (NRS-2002), 23.4% (SGA).
NRS-2002 high-risk classification predicted longer length of stay (β = 0.47, 95% CI 0.10–0.85; p = 0.01).

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Prospective trial evaluates malnutrition tools' agreement and utility for hospital admission and length of stay in older adults, suggesting differing outcomes.

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Halıcı et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192e4efab5b468c4417641 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14111488

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Prospective trial evaluates malnutrition tools' agreement and utility for hospital admission and length of stay in older adults, suggesting differing outcomes.

Malnutrition Screening Tools for Geriatric Patients Presenting to Emergency Department: Agreement and Prognostic Utility for Hospital Admission and Length of Stay

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Malnutrition Screening Tools for Geriatric Patients Presenting to Emergency Department: Agreement and Prognostic Utility for Hospital Admission and Length of Stay

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