Investigation of nutritional status in 246 cases with hospital infection
zHANG Pianhong,HU Yue,LU Qun(ZHejiang Center of Clinical Nutrition, The 2 nd Affiliated Hospital, Medical College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009)
Abstract:Objective In order to know nutritional status of the pateints with hospital infections and understand the relationship between hospital infcctions and nutritional status. Methods A retrospectiveinvestigation and assessment of nutrtional stauta on the basis of body weight, total lymph-cell counts and serum albumin in 246 couses with hosiptal infections were made. Results The results showed that 81% of the hospital infection were malnutrition,which of 17%, 32% and 32% were the heavy, the moderate and the ligth respetively, and which only 19% were normal nutrition. So did results from the infected place and infected bacteria. Conclusions Our findings indicate that malnutrition is a risk factor for hospital infections, and the malnutrition are infectiable group. To improve nutritional status of the hospital inpatients may decrease the rate of infection.
