Cartera de servicios de una unidad de nutrición clínica y dietética

Clinical nutrition is currently a key discipline in daily clinical practice. It has been widely demonstrated that nutritional status is one of the most important factors determining outcomes in hospitalized patients. Therefore, the creation of well-structured clinical nutrition support services with optimized management is essential to ensure the appropriate care of undernourished patients and those at risk of malnutrition by a multidisciplinary team. This team should be composed of professionals from different hospital departments, ranging from catering and hostelry services to endocrinologists, technicians, dietitians, and specialized nurses and pharmacists. Developing clinical nutrition support services requires accurate definition and management of a series of complex resources, both human and material, as well as adequate planning of the care provided. Therefore, knowledge of the services portfolio of the ideal clinical nutrition support unit is essential, since this tool is useful, valid and necessary to optimize the available resources, increase efficiency, and improve the quality of care.