C-reactive protein to albumin ratio outperforms Nutritional Risk Screening-2002 in predicting prolonged hospital stay in internal medicine patients
Aim: Malnutrition and inflammation are critical factors affecting the duration of hospitalization. Although the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002) is widely recommended for nutritional assessment, its predictive value for length of stay (LOS) remains controversial. The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR)...