Prognostic importance of weight change on short-term functional outcome in acute XXXX .

@entity1 @entity64 @entity353 @entity3147 @entity385
BACKGROUND: Controversy exists regarding the question of whether weight change decreases or increases the risk of mortality. AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic importance of weight change on short-term outcomes in acute @entity385 @entity1 . METHODS: A total of 654 @entity1 with acute @entity385 were enrolled in this study from March 2010 to May 2013. We assessed the weight change of each @entity1 between admission and discharge from the Department of Neurology. Weight change was defined as change >= 0  05   kg/baseline body mass index unit. We evaluated the short-term outcomes using a modified Rankin Scale at three-months after the onset of a @entity64 . RESULTS: Among the 654 @entity1 , 35  2% were included in the weight-change group. Weight loss occurred in 24  6% of the @entity1 during the hospital stay following the @entity64 , which lasted an average of nine-days. Compared with the weight-stable group, the pronounced weight-loss group had a higher risk of unfavorable outcomes (odds ratio 2  43; 95% confidence interval 1  12-5  25). CONCLUSIONS: Short-term @entity353 after @entity64 appears to be more common than we expected, and our results suggest that it is associated with unfavorable functional outcomes. Therefore, clinical nutrition should be considered as a component of medical treatment and @entity353 should be monitored as an indicator of @entity3147 .
