Nutritional Screening in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Comparative Study in Mexico
10 affiliations
- 1Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Reproducción Humana, Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
- 2Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Tonalá, Departamento de Ciencias Biomédicas, Centro de Investigación Multidisciplinario en Salud, Doctorado en Investigación Multidisciplinaria en Salud, Tonalá 45425, Jalisco, Mexico
- 3Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario del Norte, Departamento de Bienestar y Desarrollo Sustentable, Colotlán 46200, Jalisco, Mexico
- 4Departamento de Gastroenterología, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde”, Guadalajara 44280, Jalisco, Mexico
- 5Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Colima, Colima 28040, Colima, Mexico
- 6Unidad de Investigación Biomédica 02, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
- 7Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde”, Guadalajara 44280, Jalisco, Mexico
- 8Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Departamento de Disciplinas Filosofico Metodologicas e Instrumentales, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
- 9Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital de Alta Especialidad Tlajomulco de Zúñiga ISSSTE, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 45640, Jalisco, Mexico
- 10Departamento de Nutrición, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes 20130, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Abstract
Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory condition with high metabolic demands; however, early detection of nutritional risk is underestimated and there is no universal consensus on which is most effective for predicting nutritional risk. Objectives: To compare the level of agreement of nutritional screening methods with subjective global assessment (SGA) in identifying nutritional risk in patients with AP. Methods: This study was conducted as a prospective observational cohort in hospitalized patients diagnosed with mild or moderate AP. Screening tools: nutritional risk screening-2002 (NRS-2002), malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST), short nutritional assessment questionnaire (SNAQ), malnutrition screening tool (MST) and clinical assessment via SGA were performed. Results: Nutritional risk was found in 55.3% patients via SGA assessment, 43.2% in MST, and 38.6% in NRS-2002 and SNAQ and 10.6% in MUST scales. Patients without nutritional risk exhibited a significantly higher mean BMI than at-risk patients (p = 0.026). Patients with moderate AP exhibited a 3.93 increased risk of nutritional risk compared to those with mil AP (p = 0.02). The NRS-2002 and SNAQ scales achieved the highest agreement compared with SGA. Conclusions: Nutritional risk is highly prevalent in patients with mild and moderate AP, showing a significant increase as clinical severity progresses. The NRS-2002 and SNAQ scales had more agreement and better performance when compared with SGA.
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BibTeX
@article{chaveztostado2026nutritional,
title = {{Nutritional Screening in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Comparative Study in Mexico}},
author = {Mariana Chávez-Tostado and Gabino Cervantes-Guevara and Francisco Álvarez-López and Diana Mercedes Hernández-Corona and Alejandro González-Ojeda and Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco and Miriam Elizabeth Hernández-Franco and María Fernanda Isadora Corona-Meraz and Milton Omar Guzmán-Ornelas and Miriam Méndez-del Villar and Tonatiuh González-Heredia and Enrique Cervantes-Pérez and Guillermo Cervantes-Cardona and Verónica Chávez-Tostado and Judith Martín-del Campo Cervantes},
journal = {Journal of Clinical Medicine},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3390/jcm15197674},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/19/7674},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Nutritional Screening in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Comparative Study in Mexico
AU - Mariana Chávez-Tostado
AU - Gabino Cervantes-Guevara
AU - Francisco Álvarez-López
AU - Diana Mercedes Hernández-Corona
AU - Alejandro González-Ojeda
AU - Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco
AU - Miriam Elizabeth Hernández-Franco
AU - María Fernanda Isadora Corona-Meraz
AU - Milton Omar Guzmán-Ornelas
AU - Miriam Méndez-del Villar
AU - Tonatiuh González-Heredia
AU - Enrique Cervantes-Pérez
AU - Guillermo Cervantes-Cardona
AU - Verónica Chávez-Tostado
AU - Judith Martín-del Campo Cervantes
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/04
JO - Journal of Clinical Medicine
DO - 10.3390/jcm15197674
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/15/19/7674
AB - Background: Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an acute inflammatory condition with high metabolic demands; however, early detection of nutritional risk is underestimated and there is no universal consensus on which is most effective for predicting nutritional risk. Objectives: To compare the level of agreement of nutritional screening methods with subjective global assessment (SGA) in identifying nutritional risk in patients with AP. Methods: This study was conducted as a prospective observational cohort in hospitalized patients diagnosed with mild or moderate AP. Screening tools: nutritional risk screening-2002 (NRS-2002), malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST), short nutritional assessment questionnaire (SNAQ), malnutrition screening tool (MST) and clinical assessment via SGA were performed. Results: Nutritional risk was found in 55.3% patients via SGA assessment, 43.2% in MST, and 38.6% in NRS-2002 and SNAQ and 10.6% in MUST scales. Patients without nutritional risk exhibited a significantly higher mean BMI than at-risk patients (p = 0.026). Patients with moderate AP exhibited a 3.93 increased risk of nutritional risk compared to those with mil AP (p = 0.02). The NRS-2002 and SNAQ scales achieved the highest agreement compared with SGA. Conclusions: Nutritional risk is highly prevalent in patients with mild and moderate AP, showing a significant increase as clinical severity progresses. The NRS-2002 and SNAQ scales had more agreement and better performance when compared with SGA.
SN - 2077-0383
ER -