Occurrence of Hospital Malnutrition in Pediatric Surgery Population in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital 2015 and Its Associated Factors

Abstract

Background: Hospital malnutrition is defined as weight loss during hospitalization. Hospital malnutrition is known to increase length of stay, mortality and morbidity, however the factors associated with the development of hospital malnutrition, especially in pediatric surgery patient population, has not been clearly recognized. Method: This study was done to evaluate the occurence of hospital malnutrition in pediatric surgery population and to identify the factors associated with hospital malnutrition. Primary data was gathered from 50 pediatric surgery patients hospitalized in BCh ward of Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital (CMNGH) within July-December 2015. Data on age, diagnoses, nutrition status at admission, whether any procedure was done during hospital stay, fasting duration, operation duration, length of stay and classification of surgical procedure done were compiled. Analysis was done to identify the association between these variables and hospital malnutrition. Result: The occurence of hospital malnutrition among pediatric surgery population in 2015 was 40%. Among the categorical variables (age, diagnoses, nutrition status at admission, whether any procedure was done during hospital stay, classification of surgical procedure) only the classification of surgical procedure was found to be significantly associated with hospital malnutrition (p = 0,013). Meanwhile, among the numerical variables (fasting duration, operation duration, length of stay) only postoperative length of stay was associated with hospital malnutrition (p = 0,009). Conclusion: It can be inferred that the burden of surgery is associated with hospital malnutrition, and in turn hospital malnutrition is associated with increased postoperative length of stay. Keyword: Hospital malnutrition, incidence, classification of surgical procedures, length of stay