During nutritional assessment of a surgical patient, the status of muscle protein is indicated by which one of the following parameters -
• Anthropometric techniques incorporating measurements of skinfold thicknesses and mid-arm circumference permit estimations of body fat and muscle mass, and these are indirect measures of energy and protein stores.
• Skinfold thickness is measured at ulnar, triceps, subscapular and suprailiac region.
Serum albumin
Triceps skin fold thickness
Mid-arm circumference
Hb level