ISSN: 2167-0870
Department of General Surgery, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Dr. Omar Lasheen is currently working in Department of General Surgery, Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Road, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. He has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has various other achievements in the related studies. He has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work.
 Research Article   
								
																Assessment of Malnutrition in Emergency Laparotomy Patients: A QIP Highlights Simple Measures to Improve Early Recognition and Optimisation of High-Risk Patients 
																Author(s): Charef Raslan*, Feras Tomalieh, Omar Lasheen and Khurram Siddique             
								
																
						 Aim: Early recognition of high-risk malnourished patients is important for optimization of nutritional status leading to better
  outcomes. The accurate recording of Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) results is vital in this regard. This
  Quality Improvement Project (QIP) aimed to review the quality of nutritional assessment of emergency laparotomy patients
  against the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and outline area of improvement.
Methods: The QIP was conducted at Royal Oldham Hospital in 2019-2020 over a seven-month period. Fifty random patients
  were included in the first audit cycle over a 4-month period, followed by implementation of recommended changes and a reaudit
  of 30 patients over a 2-month period. The initial MUST scores which were calculated and documented by nursing staff.. View More»
						  
																DOI:
								10.35248/2167-0870.21.s12.005