Recent studies from Germany and Italy have revealed significant gaps in patient nutritional care, which may have an impact on their ability to fight disease. The latest WHO Europe factsheet on this issue reveals an urgent need to improve nutrition in hospitals. New findings in Thieme Connect reveal unequal nutritional and medical care in German hospitals. The study underlines malnutrition affects 20 to 30% of hospitalized patients, which means higher morbidity and mortality risk.
