MUST-Plus: A Machine Learning Classifier That Improves Malnutrition Screening in Acute Care Facilities.

Prem TimsinaHimanshu N JoshiFu-Yuan ChengIlana KerschSara WilsonClaudia ColganRobert FreemanDavid L ReichJeffrey MechanickMadhu MazumdarMatthew A LevinArash Kia

Published in: Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2020)

ML-based MUST-Plus provided superior performance in identifying malnutrition compared to the classic MUST. The tool can be used for improving the operational efficiency of RDs by timely referrals of high-risk patients.

Keyphrases

acute care
machine learning
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis