ReviewEuropean journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society2020
Malnutrition and its effects in severely injured trauma patients.
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- The role of the nutritional screening tools in predicting clinical outcomes among older adults with hemorrhagic cerebrovascular disease.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Development of a nutritional management protocol for patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a Delphi study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Admission nutritional-immunological indices and sepsis risk in emergency trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The association of malnutrition with clinical and financial outcomes of traumatic injuries in older adults: A national retrospective analysis.Surgery open science · 2025Article
- Nutritional Adequacy and Day-to-Day Energy Variability: Impacts on Outcomes in Severe Trauma Patients.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Fat-soluble vitamins as biomarkers of nutritional status and their relation with complications in polytrauma patients.Nutrition and health · 2025Observational
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- Association of modified NUTRIC score for nutritional risk and in-hospital developed malnutrition in adults with severe injuries: a prospective observational cohort study.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2025Observational
- Team-based, Multidisciplinary Care in the Emergency Department.Emergency medicine clinics of North America · 2025Review
- The Impact of Immunomodulatory Components Used in Clinical Nutrition-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Nutritional Optimization of the Surgical Patient: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2025Review
- Immunonutrition in Acute Geriatric Care: Clinical Outcomes, Inflammatory Profiles, and Immune Responses.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- The correlation of CT-derived muscle density, skeletal muscle index, and visceral adipose tissue with nutritional status in severely injured patients.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024Article
- Relevance of plasma lipoproteins and small metabolites in assessment of nutritional status among patients with severe injuries.Journal of intensive medicine · 2024Article
- Patients with Severe Trauma Having an Injury Severity Score of 24 and above Develop Nutritional Disorders.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Navigating Post-Traumatic Osteoporosis: A Comprehensive Review of Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Directions.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Immunonutrition with Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Severe TBI: Retrospective Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Outcomes.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Article
- The Impact of Additional Fractures and Polytrauma on Complications in Patients Undergoing Femoral Neck Fracture Fixation.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeIn hospitalized patients, malnutrition is associated with adverse outcomes. However, the consequences of malnutrition in trauma patients are still poorly understood. This study aims to review the current knowledge about the pathophysiology, prevalence, and effects of malnutrition in severely injured patients.
methodsA systematic literature review in PubMed and Embase was conducted according to PRISMA-guidelines.
resultsNine review articles discussed the hypermetabolic state in severely injured patients in relation to malnutrition. In these patients, malnutrition negatively influenced the metabolic response, and vice versa, thereby rendering them susceptible to adverse outcomes and further deterioration of nutritional status. Thirteen cohort studies reported on prevalences of malnutrition in severely injured patients; ten reported clinical outcomes. In severely injured patients, the prevalence of malnutrition ranged from 7 to 76%, depending upon setting, population, and nutritional assessment tool used. In the geriatric trauma population, 7-62.5% were malnourished at admission and 35.6-60% were at risk for malnutrition. Malnutrition was an independent risk factor for complications, mortality, prolonged hospital length of stay, and declined quality of life.
conclusionsDespite widespread belief about the importance of nutrition in severely injured patients, the quantity and quality of available evidence is surprisingly sparse, frequently of low-quality, and outdated. Based on the malnutrition-associated adverse outcomes, the nutritional status of trauma patients should be routinely and carefully monitored. Trials are required to better define the optimal nutritional treatment of trauma patients, but a standardized data dictionary and reasonable outcome measures are required for meaningful interpretation and application of results.
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