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[Prevalence of malnutrition in general surgical patients: evaluation of nutritional status and prognosis].

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2005

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Guohao Wu, Zhonghua Liu, Zheng Lie-wei, Yingjun Quan, Zhaohan Wu
PubMed

Abstract

The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized surgical patients is high. Malnutrition was associated with increased length of stay, higher operative morbidity and complications.