Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
Identifies patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
INSTRUCTIONS
Use in patients ≥18 years old. May be applied in either a hospital or community setting.
0 points
MUST Score
Low risk
Routine clinical care
Dr. Marinos Elia
About the creator
Marinos Elia, MD, BSc (Hons), FRCP, is a professor of clinical nutrition and metabolism at the University of Southampton in the UK. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Clinical Nutrition and chair of the British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN). Dr. Elia’s primary research is focused on nutritional screening and health economics of malnutrition.
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