Comparison of the application of NRS2002 and MNA in nutritional assessment of patients with primary liver cancer / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the nutritional condition of primary liver cancer inpatients by means of nutrition risk screening 2002 (NRS2002) and mini nutritional assessment,and compare their feasibility.Methods A total of 80 cases of liver cancer patients hospitalized in Tianjin Third Central Hospital from August 2012 to March 2013 were collected.We investigated the incidence of malnutrition with the scales of NRS2002 and MNA.Comparative analysis of the relationship between the two methods and the traditional single index,liver function was conducted in order to find the more appropriate one for nutritional evaluation.Results NRS2002 got a 33.7％ nutrition risk incidence and MNA showed a 45.0％ risk rate.NRS2002 showed better correlation with traditional individual indicators than MNA.Conclusions Compared with MNA,NRS2002 is more reliable for nutritional assessment in primary liver cancer inpatients.