RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Validity of the new nutrition screening tool Control of Food Intake, Protein, and Anthropometry (CIPA) in non-surgical inpatients A1 Suárez Llanos, José Pablo A1 Mora Mendoza, Alejandra A1 Benítez Brito, Néstor A1 Pérez Méndez, Lina A1 Pereyra-García Castro, Francisca A1 Oliva García, José Gregorio A1 Palacio Abizanda, José Enrique K1 malnutrition K1 health care quality K1 screening K1 inpatient K1 nutrition assessment. AB Introduction: There is no gold-standard method for hospital nutrition screening. The new screening tool termed Control of Food Intake, Protein, and Anthropometry (CIPA) gives positive results when at least one of the following parameters is met: control of food intake for 72 h < 50%, serum albumin < 3 g/dl, body mass index < 18.5 kg/m2 or mid-upper arm circumference ≤ 22.5 cm. This method was validated in comparison with Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) in hospitalized patients with non-surgical pathologies. Material and methods: A prospective, longitudinal study was performed on 221 consecutively enrolled patients. Prevalence or risk of malnutrition was estimated with CIPA vs. SGA screening at hospital admission and the concordance (k index – K) between the two methods and their sensitivity (S) and specificity (SP) were studied. Mean length of stay (LOS), mortality, and rate of early readmission were analyzed. Results: The prevalence or risk of malnutrition identified by CIPA and SGA was 35.7% and 23.1%, respectively. K was 0.401 (p < 0.001); S and SP of CIPA vs. SGA were 72.5% and 75.3%, respectively. In contrast to SGA, CIPA-positive patients had an increased mean LOS compared to the negative ones (19.53 vs. 12.63 days, p < 0.001). Both methods detected a major risk of mortality in positive patients, but no difference in early readmission. Conclusions: The CIPA and the SGA screening tools detect patients with a higher risk of mortality, but only CIPA identifies patients with an increased mean LOS. CIPA screening proved valid for use in non-surgical inpatients. SN 1734-1922 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36133 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36133 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 11-jun-2024