Observational studyNutrients2021
Prognostic Role of Malnutrition Diagnosed by Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis in Older Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Prospective Study.
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- Phase angle and COVID-19: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence and clinical implications of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Malnutrition and In-Hospital Death in Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Risk of Malnutrition in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Association between phase angle and adverse clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A systematic review.Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Predictive ability of malnutrition screening tools in enterally fed, mechanically ventilated patients with phase angle inference: A prospective observational study.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026Article
- Improved Survival in Malnourished COVID-19 Inpatients with Oral Nutrition Supplementation.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Malnutrition elevates delirium and ICU stay among critically ill older adult COVID-19 patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
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- Phase Angle and Handgrip Strength as Predictors of Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Assessment of body composition in adults hospitalized with acute COVID-19: a scoping review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Phase angle and rectus femoris cross-sectional area as predictors of severe malnutrition and their relationship with complications in outpatients with post-critical SARS-CoV2 disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Malnutrition Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality among Adult Inpatients with COVID-19.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Nutritional status and changes in muscle and adipose tissue determined by computed tomography as predictors of mortality in hospitalized patients.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known on the clinical relevance of the nutritional status and body composition of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia using bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA), and to evaluate the relationship of their nutritional status with the severity and outcome of disease.
methodsAmong 150 consecutive patients who were hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia, 37 (24.3%) were classified as malnourished by BIVA, and were followed-up for 60 days from admission. Outcome measures were differences in the need for invasive mechanical ventilation, in-hospital mortality, and the duration of hospital stay in survivors.
resultsDuring 60 days of follow-up, 10 (27%) malnourished patients and 13 (12%) non-malnourished patients required invasive mechanical ventilation (
conclusionsMalnutrition diagnosed with BIVA was associated with worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
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