ArticleBMC research notes2019
Nutritional status significantly affects hospital length of stay among surgical patients in public hospitals of Northern Ethiopia: single cohort study.
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- Impact of a New Preoperative Immune-Nutrition Protocol Using Zinc on Hospital Outcomes of Children with Hirschsprung's Disease: A Novel Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2025Article
- Predictors of Extended Length of Stay Following Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Proximal Humerus Fractures.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2024Article
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- Effect of malnutrition at admission on length of hospital stay among adult surgical patients in Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, South Ethiopia: prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Incidence and predictors of attrition rate after children started inpatient treatments for complicated severe acute malnutrition in North West Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2022Article
- Intraoperative Diastolic Hypotension-Prolonged Postoperative Hospital Stay in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Propensity Score Matching.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the effect of nutritional status on length of hospital stay in Northern Ethiopia.
resultInstitutional based prospective cohort study was conducted among 324 admitted surgical patients. Length of hospital stay were significantly associated with duration of disease (Adjusted Hazard Ratio (AHR) = 3.7,95% Confidence interval (CI):2.35-5.82), history of surgery (AHR = 1.4, 95% CI 1.40, 95% CI 1.17-1.86), nutritional status (Body Mass Index (AHR = 1.38, 95% CI 1.28-1.51), Mid Upper Arm Circumference (AHR = 1.29, 95% CI 1.04-1.62)) and individual diet diversity score (AHR = 2.64, 95% CI 1.14-6.14). Screening of patients for malnutrition at admission and provision of dietary supplements based on their nutritional status is recommended.
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