Table 1.
Tools for malnutrition detection in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and liver injury
| Tool | Target patients | Criteria |
| MUST | Low weight | Objective criteria: |
| Objective measures: weight and height to obtain BMI | ||
| Other measures (optional): ulna length and mid upper arm circumference | ||
| Weight loss in las 3-6 mo | ||
| Obese patients | Subjective criteria: | |
| Reduced food intake in last 5 d: clinical management, psychological factors | ||
| Weight loss appearance (clothes, jewelry) | ||
| NRS-2002 | Hospitalized individuals | BMI |
| Weight loss within 3 mo | ||
| Reduced dietary intake in last week | ||
| NUTRIC score | Hospitalized patients at ICU | Age |
| Days hospitalized or in the ICU | ||
| Number of comorbidities | ||
| IL-6 levels (optional) | ||
| APACHE II score | ||
| SOFA score | ||
| APACHE II score | Patients at ICU (predicting mortality) | Age |
| Temperature | ||
| Mean arterial pressure | ||
| pH | ||
| Heart rate/pulse | ||
| Respiratory rate | ||
| Sodium, potassium levels | ||
| Creatinine | ||
| Acute renal failure | ||
| SOFA score | Patients at ICU (estimation of mortality) | PaO2 |
| FiO2 | ||
| Medical ventilation | ||
| Platelets level | ||
| Glasgow Coma Scale | ||
| Bilirubin levels | ||
| Mean arterial pressure or administration of vasoactive agents required | ||
| Creatinine levels | ||
| Is a COVID-19 patient? | ||
| GLIM | Individuals at risk in general | Phenotypic criteria: |
| Weight loss | ||
| Low BMI | ||
| Loss of muscle mass | ||
| Etiologic criteria: | ||
| Reduced food intake or assimilation | ||
| Presence of disease or inflammation | ||
| NRF-NPT | Detection of malnutrition in liver patients disease | Unplanned weight loss in las 3-6 mo |
| BMI | ||
| Reduced dietary intake and uncompleted meals |
BMI: Body mass index; GLIM: Global Leadership Initiative of Malnutrition; ICU: Intensive care unit; MUST: Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool; NRF-NPT: Royal Free Hospital-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool. NRS-2002: Nutrition Risk Screening-2002; NUTRIC: Nutrition risk in the critically ill; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.