New anthropometric classification scheme of preoperative nutritional status in children: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Anne Madeleine SteyJoni Ricks-OddieSheila InnisShawn J RangelR Lawrence MossBruce L HallAlbert DibbinsErik D Skarsgard

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2018)

Stratification of preoperative nutritional status using a scheme incorporating both BMI and height for age is feasible. Further research is needed to validate this nutritional risk classification scheme for other surgical procedures in children.

Keyphrases

machine learning
body mass index
deep learning
young adults
patients undergoing
physical activity
breast cancer risk