Nutritional Risk Index (NRI)
Quantifies malnutrition, validated in many populations.
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: Although weight and nutritional status are not always correlated (e.g., obese patients may have malnutrition), for the purposes of this calculator, patients with increased weight from baseline (present weight > usual weight) are unlikely to have malnutrition. Always use clinical judgment.
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Dr. Gordon P. Buzby
About the creator
Gordon P. Buzby, MD, (d. 2003) was director of the Surgical Metabolic Unit at the Philadelphia Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Pennsylvania. He also served on the faculty of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Buzby’s primary research was focused on total parenteral nutrition in surgical patients.
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