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ReviewFrontiers in nutrition2020

Malnutrition, Health and the Role of Machine Learning in Clinical Setting.

Vaibhav Sharma, Vishakha Sharma, Ayesha Khan, David J Wassmer, Matthew D Schoenholtz, Raquel Hontecillas, Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Ramin Zand, Vida Abedi

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Review in Frontiers in nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Machine Learning in Predicting Child Malnutrition: A Meta-Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Vaibhav SharmaGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States.
Vishakha SharmaGeisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA, United States.
Ayesha KhanNeuroscience Institute, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.
David J WassmerNeuroscience Institute, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.
Matthew D SchoenholtzClinical Nutrition, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.
Raquel HontecillasNIMML Institute, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Josep Bassaganya-RieraNIMML Institute, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
Ramin ZandNeuroscience Institute, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.
Vida AbediDepartment of Molecular and Functional Genomics, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA, United States.

Funding

Electronic Health Record Data and Predictive Analytic Methods for HFR56HL116832 · NHLBI · CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MED CTR RES INSTITUTE · PI YAN, XIAOWEI SHERRY · 2018 to 2018
$761k
NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL116832
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nutrition plays a vital role in health and the recovery process. Deficiencies in macronutrients and micronutrients can impact the development and progression of various disorders. However, malnutrition screening tools and their utility in the clinical setting remain largely understudied. In this study, we summarize the importance of nutritional adequacy and its association with neurological, cardiovascular, and immune-related disorders. We also examine general and specific malnutrition assessment tools utilized in healthcare settings. Since the implementation of the screening process in 2016, malnutrition data from hospitalized patients in the Geisinger Health System is presented and discussed as a case study. Clinical data from five Geisinger hospitals shows that ~10% of all admitted patients are acknowledged for having some form of nutritional deficiency, from which about 60-80% of the patients are targeted for a more comprehensive assessment. Finally, we conclude that with a reflection on how technological advances, specifically machine learning-based algorithms, can be integrated into electronic health records to provide decision support system to care providers in the identification and management of patients at higher risk of malnutrition.

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artificial intelligenceASPENmachine learningmalnutritionnutrition assessment tools

Identifiers

PMID32351968
PMCPMC7174626

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