Refeeding syndrome is associated with increased mortality in malnourished medical inpatients: Secondary analysis of a randomized trial

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 99; no. 1; p. e18506
• Main Authors: Friedli, Natalie, Baumann, Jessica, Hummel, Ramona, Kloter, Milena, Odermatt, Jonas, Fehr, Rebecca, Felder, Susan, Baechli, Valerie, Geiser, Martina, Deiss, Manuela, Tribolet, Pascal, Gomes, Filomena, Mueller, Beat, Stanga, Zeno, Schuetz, Philipp
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wolters Kluwer Health 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Clinical Trial/Experimental Study; Female; Humans; Inpatients - statistics & numerical data; Male; Malnutrition - mortality; Malnutrition - therapy; Middle Aged; Nutritional Support - adverse effects; Odds Ratio; Prospective Studies; Refeeding Syndrome - etiology; Refeeding Syndrome - mortality; Risk Factors; Survival Rate

Whether the occurrence of refeeding syndrome (RFS), a metabolic condition characterized by electrolyte shifts after initiation of nutritional therapy, has a negative impact on clinical outcomes remains ill-defined. We prospectively investigated a subgroup of patients included in a multicentre, nutri...