Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Malnutrition and sarcopenia are interrelated and frequent in hospital settings, being related to a higher morbimortality. CIPA nutritional screening (performed at the Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria) is positive when one or more of the following criteria is met: a) decreased oral intake in 72 h (<50%), b) albumin <3 g/dl, and c) BMI <18.5 g/m2 or mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) ≤ 22.5 cm.<p class="abste...