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Prospective Study to Quantify the Change in Weight at a Pneumonia

Conditions
Hospitalisation for Pneumonia
Interventions
Other: weighing
Registration Number
NCT02844010
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Grenoble
Brief Summary

This study is based on the change in weight of hospitalized patients knowing that the diagnosis of malnutrition based on the presence of at least one clinical or laboratory test which anthropometric measures (Evaluation of diagnostic protein energy malnutrition in hospitalized adults ANAES , Guidelines Department, September 2003; HAS Strategy supported in cases of wasting energy and protein in the elderly April 2007).

The goal of this study is to find the correlation between hospitalization and weight loss, significant risk factors for malnutrition in a situation of community-acquired pneumonia infection.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
188
Inclusion Criteria
  • cough
  • Fever > 38.5 ° C
  • Tachycardia > 100 / Min
  • Chest pain lateralized
  • Absence of infection high respiratory tract
  • Global Impression of Severity
  • Fireplace auscultatory signs (rattle crackling)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant women
  • Dialysis patients
  • Any patient with home oxygen or under a home care for BPCO stage 3 or 4
  • Patients transferred from intensive care
  • Patients with severe sepsis and requiring a "filler"
  • Enteral or parenteral nutrition

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
patients with pneumoniaweighing-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Weight historyFew minutes

The weight of the patient, and weight's history.

Standard biologyFew hours

C-reactive protein, Albumine, Transthyretin, Oxygen

Severity of pneumoniaFew minutes

Fine's score or CURB 65

The functional statusFew minutes

ADL score ; activities daily living

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Grenoble

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Grenoble, France

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