Screening for Pediatric Malnutrition at Hospital Admission: Which Screening Tool Is Best?
Laura E CarterGrace ShoyeleSarah SouthonAnna FarmerRabin PersadVera C MazurakM Kim BrunetWoodPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2019)
This study showed neither tool was appropriate for clinical use based on published cutoffs. By adjusting the cutoffs using ROC curve analysis, both tools improved overall agreement with the SGNA without significantly impacting the prospective validity. PNST with adjusted cutoffs is the most appropriate for clinical use in this population.