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BALTAZAR LUNA, E. et al. Nutritional status in patients first hospital admissions Service Hematology National Cancer Institute. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.4, pp.1259-1265. ISSN 1699-5198.  https://dx.doi.org/10.3305/nh.2013.28.4.6484.

Objectives: To determine the nutritional status of patients admitted to hospital for the first time the hematology service and who have not received treatment for cancer, to know if the nutritional status assessed by the EGS-GP and serum albumin related mortality of patients Methods: A longitudinal, prospective, analytical. EGS-Through GP assessed the nutritional status of patients, we used SPSS 19.0 for data analysis. Results: Evaluaron 119 patients, 52.1% female and 47.9% male. The most common diagnosis was non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 43.7%. According to the EGS-GP 50.4% of patients had some degree of malnutrition or was at risk of suffering of which: 31.1% had moderate and 19.3% had severe malnutrition. The 49.6% of patients had an adequate nutritional status. 30.3% of the patients who died, 37% had severe malnutrition and 50% severe decrease in albumin concentration. Conclusions: The prevalence of malnutrition in hematological patients treated at the National Cancer Institute of Mexico that have not received medical treatment was high. There is an association between nutritional status and mortality in this patient group.

Palabras clave : Nutritional status; Hematologic cancer.

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