Kruizenga et al reported a model for predicting length of stay for a malnourished adult with low handgrip strength. A low handgrip strength was taken as an indication of frailty. The authors are from VU University in Amsterdam.
Patient selection: adult >= 18 years with low handgrip strength
Parameters:
(1) age in years
(2) INTERMED score (from 0 to 60)
(3) nutritional intervention
Parameter
Finding
Points
age in years
0.00417
INTERMED score
0.01633 * (INTERMED)
intervention
no
0
yes
-0.311
X =
= SUM(points for all 3 parameters)+2.025
length of stay in days=
= EXP(X)
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