Nutritional management in geriatric traumatology

Singler K, Goisser S, Volkert D (2016)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie Springer Verlag (Germany)

Publisher: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG

Book Volume: 49

Pages Range: 535-546

Journal Issue: 6

DOI: 10.1007/s00391-016-1091-4

Abstract

The prevalence of malnutrition or the risk of malnourishment is high among orthogeriatric patients and a poor nutritional status is associated with a negative outcome. A comprehensive management of preoperative and postoperative nutritional and fluid intake in these patients can help to improve the situation. The management includes identification of patients affected, a thorough assessment of the nutritional status, work-up of possible underlying causes, documentation of nutritional and fluid intake and, most importantly, procedures to improve the preoperative and postoperative nutritional situation. This article gives an overview of the recently updated recommendations on nutritional management in orthogeriatric patients as published by the orthogeriatric working group of the German Geriatric Society.

Authors with CRIS profile

Katrin Singler Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin (Geriatrie) Sabine Goisser Professur für Klinische Ernährung im Alter Dorothee Volkert Professur für Klinische Ernährung im Alter

How to cite

APA:

Singler, K., Goisser, S., & Volkert, D. (2016). Nutritional management in geriatric traumatology. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 49(6), 535-546. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00391-016-1091-4

MLA:

Singler, Katrin, Sabine Goisser, and Dorothee Volkert. "Nutritional management in geriatric traumatology." Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie 49.6 (2016): 535-546.

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