Routine hospital screening tool (nrs-2002) is adequate for identifying malnourished dialysis patients in malaysia.

• Main Authors: Tilakavati Karupaiah (Author), Winnie Chee SS (Author), Sharmela Sahathevan (Author), Harvinder Kaur (Author), Ali Jafarzadeh Esfehani (Author), Leonard Joseph (Author), Ghazali Ahmad (Author), Sunita Bavanandan (Author), Goh Bak Leong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Malnutrition is prevalent (>50%) in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients in Malaysia. The priority is to identify a suitable nutritional screening tool for use in dialysis units. We conducted a study between June to November 2011 testing simp...