Publications by authors named "Irene Garcia Rodriguez"
Impact of dysphagia and malnutrition on the survival of hospitalized patients.
Irene Garcia Rodríguez Elisabet Romero Gangonells Mònica Montserrat Gil de Bernabé Jordi Adamuz Tomas Núria Virgili Casas
Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed)
December 2022
Introduction: Oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD) and malnutrition (MN) are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients, with significant clinical repercussions.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence, survival and factors associated with OD and MN in hospitalized patients with a high risk of OD.
Methods: A cross-sectional observational study with 82 patients aged ≥70 years and with the possibility of oral feeding admitted in 4 services of a third level hospital during 3 months.