| ADL |
Activities of daily living |
| BANS |
British artificial nutrition survey |
| BAPEN |
British association for parenteral and enteral nutrition |
| BCM |
Body cell mass |
| BIA |
Bioelectrical impedance analysis |
| BMI |
Body mass index |
| BSI |
Bloodstream infection |
| CAPD |
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
| CD |
Crohn’s disease |
| CI |
Confidence interval |
| CIF |
Chronic intestinal failure |
| CKD |
Chronic kidney disease |
| COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CR BSI |
Catheter-related bloodstream infection |
| CRE |
Chronic radiation enteritis |
| CVC |
Central venous catheter |
| DHA |
Docosahexaenoic acid |
| DRM |
Disease-related malnutrition |
| ECF |
Enterocutaneous fistula |
| ECM |
Extracellular mass |
| ECMO |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
| EHNA |
European Nutrition for Health Alliance |
| E/N |
Energy/nitrogen (ratio) |
| EN |
Enteral nutrition |
| EORTC QLQ-C30 |
European organisation for research and treatment of cancer core quality of life questionnaire |
| EPA |
Eicosapentaenoic acid |
| ESPEN |
European society for clinical nutrition and metabolism |
| ESPGHAN |
European society for paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition |
| ETF |
Enteral tube feeding |
| EU |
European Union |
| EUGMS |
European union geriatric medicine society |
| FACT-G |
Functional assessment of cancer treatment – general questionnaire |
| FFM |
Fat-free mass |
| FIM |
Functional independence measure |
| FSMP |
Food for special medical purpose |
| GI |
Gastrointestinal |
| GP |
General practitioner |
| HAN |
Home artificial nutrition |
| HD |
Haemodialysis |
| HETF |
Home enteral tube feeding |
| HFA |
Height-for-age |
| HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
| HR |
Hazard ratio |
| HSCT |
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
| IBD |
Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBW |
Ideal body weight |
| ICER |
Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio |
| ICU |
Intensive care unit |
| IDPN |
Intradialytic parenteral nutrition |
| IF |
Intestinal failure |
| INS |
International nutrition survey |
| IV |
Intravenous |
| LBW |
Low birth weight |
| LBM |
Lean body mass |
| LOS |
Length of stay (in hospital) |
| MAMC |
Mid arm muscle circumference |
| MCB |
Multichamber bag |
| MUAC |
Mid upper arm circumference |
| MNA |
Mini nutritional assessment |
| MNA-SF |
Mini nutritional assessment-short form |
| ‘MUST’ |
‘Malnutrition universal screening tool’ |
| MNI |
Medical Nutrition International Industry |
| MOS SF-36 |
Medical outcomes survey short-form 36 |
| NHS |
National health service |
| NICE |
National institute for health and clinical excellence |
| N/R |
Not reported |
| NRI |
Nutritional risk index |
| NRS-2002 |
Nutrition risk score 2002 |
| ONS |
Oral nutritional supplements |
| ONCA |
Optimal Nutritional Care for All campaign |
| OR |
Odds ratio |
| PDPN |
Peridialytic parenteral nutrition |
| PICC |
Peripherally inserted central catheter |
| PICU |
Paediatric intensive care unit |
| PN |
Parenteral nutrition |
| PS |
Performance status |
| QOL |
Quality of life |
| QALY |
Quality adjusted life year |
| RBP |
Retinol-binding protein |
| RDBPCT |
Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial |
| RCT |
Randomised controlled trial |
| RNI |
Reference nutrient intake |
| RR |
Relative risk |
| SBS |
Short bowel syndrome |
| SCCM |
Society of critical care medicine |
| SD |
Standard deviation |
| SGA |
Subject global assessment |
| SGNA |
Subjective global nutritional assessment |
| SPN |
Supplemental parenteral nutrition |
| TPN |
Total parenteral nutrition |
| TSFT |
Triceps skin fold thickness |
| UC |
Ulcerative colitis |
| VLBW |
Very low birth weight |
| WFA |
Weight-for-age |
| WFH |
Weight-for-height |
| WHO |
World health organization |
