Cudennec Tristan, Lagrandeur Julien, Moulias Sophie, Moussous Wassila, Colombier Brice, Teillet Laurent
Service de médecine gériatrique, CHU AMbrose Paré (AP-HP), Boulogne Billancourt.
Soins Gerontol. 2011 May-Jun(89):24-6.
A geriatric syndrome in its own right, malnutrition must be systematically looked for whenever an elderly patient is being treated. A marker of vulnerability, once identified it requires repeated assessment and adapted treatment. Undernutrition is often the consequence of various aetiologies justifying a full assessment and an assertive, multi-professional treatment.
