Malnutrition Prolongs the Hospitalization of Patients with COVID-19 Infection: A Clinical Epidemiological Analysis
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MALNUTRITION PROLONGS THE HOSPITALIZATION OF PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 INFECTION: A CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS Y. YU1,8, J. YE2,8, M. CHEN3, C. JIANG4,8, W. LIN6,8, Y. LU5,8, H. YE2,8, Y. LI6,8, Y. WANG8,9, Q. LIAO8,10, D. ZHANG1, D. LI7,8 1. Department of Geriatric, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 2. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 3. Department of Cardiology, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 4. Department of Gastroenterology, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 5. Department of Infection, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 6. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 7. Department of Hepatobiliary Medicine, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Fuzhou 350025, Fujian, China; 8. Department of Infection, Wuhan Taikang Tongji new coronavirus pneumonia specialist hospital, Wuhan 430051, Hubei, China; 9. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine 2, No. 901 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China; 10. Department of Oncology, No. 907 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, Nanping 353000, Fujian, China. Corresponding author: Dongmei Zhang, Department of Geriatric, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, 350025, China, Tel.: +86 13805088911; Email: zdm073@163. com; Dongliang Li, Department of Hepatobiliary Medicine, No. 900 hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, 350025, China, Tel.: +86 13665052006, Email: [email protected]
Abstract: Objectives: During the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, malnutrition may contribute to COVID-19 adverse outcomes. We conducted a clinical epidemiological analysis to investigate the association of malnutrition with hospitalized duration in patients with COVID-19. Design: Retrospective survey study. Setting: Taikang Tongji (Wuhan) hospital in Wuhan, China. Participants: 139 patients with COVID-19. Methods: In total, 139 patients with COVID-19 from patients in the Infection Department of Taikang Tongji (Wuhan) hospital from February 2020 to April 2020 were analyzed retrospectively. We used the “Global leadership Initiative on Malnutrition(GLIM)” assessment standard published in 2019 to assess nutritional status. Prolonged hospitalization was lasting more than the median value of the
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