Mid-Upper Arm Circumference as a Surrogate for Nutritional Assessment in Surgical Patients: Insights from Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition Criteria Screening
Malnutrition is prevalent among surgical patients. The MUAC is a promising surrogate for assessing BMI and FFMI and serves as a valuable screening tool for nutritional status. These findings emphasise the importance of nutritional assessment in surgical care.
Authors
- S. Goh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7287-9638)
- Mawaddah Azman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9138-2849)
- Zaleha Md Isa
Institutions
- University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (MY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21315/mjms-10-2024-789
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00