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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2014 May;41(3):229–236. doi: 10.1188/14.ONF.229-236

Table 3.

Mean Serum Protein Markers and Frequency of Nutritional Supplements

Time Albumin Mean (SD) Prealbumin Mean (SD) TPN/Appetite Stimulant Frequency
Hospital discharge 3.6 (0.6) 26.4 (6.9) 12/4
20 days post hospital discharge 3.8 (0.5) 24.6 (10.5) 5/4
40 days post hospital discharge 3.7(0.6) 27.0 (10.8) 2/5
60 days post hospital discharge 3.8 (0.5) 25.1 (10.7) 0/3