Association between early postoperative nutritional supplement utilisation and length of stay in malnourished hip fracture patients

16 Feb Association between early postoperative nutritional supplement utilisation and length of stay in malnourished hip fracture patients

Malnutrition in older hip fracture patients is associated with increased complication rates and mortality. As postoperative nutrition delivery is essential to surgical recovery, postoperative nutritional supplements including oral nutritional supplements or tube feeding formulas can improve postoperative outcomes in malnourished hip/femur fracture patients. The association between early postoperative nutritional supplements utilisation and hospital length of stay was assessed in malnourished hip/femur fracture patients.