18. The Vicious Circle of Malnutrition in Hospital Nutritional status that gets more precarious Increased morbidity and increased major complications Increased mortality Increase in care prolongation Return to compromised home food supply Prolongation / aggravation of malnutrition Unplanned readmission Increased length of stay and decreased access to services
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20. The Spiral of Events in Malnutrition Weakness & misery Normally Nourished Depression Depressed organ function Infection Decompensated organ failure DEATH MALNUTRITION ANOREX I A Precipitating Cause of Malnutrition Reduced food intake Apathy