Publications by authors named "Thiago Junqueira Avelino da Silva"
Applicability of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in older adults in the emergency ward: A pilot validation study.
Shirley Steffany Muñoz Fernandez Flavia Barreto Garcez Julio César García de Alencar Tommy Cederholm Ivan Aprahamian Thiago Junqueira Avelino da Silva
Clin Nutr
November 2021
Background & Aims: Acutely ill older adults are at higher risk of malnutrition. This study aimed to explore the applicability and accuracy of the GLIM criteria to diagnose malnutrition in acutely ill older adults in the emergency ward (EW).
Methods: We performed a retrospective secondary analysis, of an ongoing cohort study, in 165 participants over 65 years of age admitted to the EW of a Brazilian university hospital.