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Malnutrition is described as any disorder of nutrition. this include a deficiency of nutrient intake, impaired nutrient metabolism, or over nutrition and the many causes of malnutrition include malabsorption, decreased nutrient intake, and hypermetabolism due to illness or injury. In a number of disease states, chronic malnutrition can develop and may require long-term monitoring and therapy and it is a common problem among hospitalized patients, occurring during the hospitalization course or before hospital admission. Malnutrition is associated with a longer hospital stay, increased morbidity and mortality, increased incidence of infection; and complications, including sepsis, abscess formation, poor wound healing, pneumonia, and decreased immune competence.
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