Malnutrition in Hospitalized Children

Abstract

The nutritional deterioration in hospitalized patients has been a subject of an extensive analysis, being associated to higher morbidity and mortality and, therefore, an increase in healthcare expenditure [14]. This eventuality has been widely debated at the highest administrative and political level, so making necessary the development of clinical guides and resolutions (from the Council of Europe) on feeding and nutritional care in hospitals [5-7].