Impact of Point-of-Care Decision Support Tool on Laboratory Screening for Comorbidities in Children with Obesity.

Tara K KaufmanNatalie GentileSeema KumarMarian HalleBrian A LynchValeria CristianiKaren FischerRajeev Chaudhry

Published in: Children (Basel, Switzerland) (2020)

The implementation of a point-of-care decision support tool was not associated with improvement in screening rates for dyslipidemia, fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes for children with obesity. Further strategies are needed to improve rates of screening for obesity-related comorbid conditions in children with obesity.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
high fat diet induced
weight gain
young adults
cardiovascular disease
glycemic control
quality improvement
drug induced