Inpatient Clinical Pathway for the Identification
and Diagnosis of Pediatric Malnutrition
Screen for Malnutrition on Admission
(MD, NP, PA, RD, RN)
(MD, NP, PA, RD, RN)
1 mo corrected Infants born 37 wks gestational age or 1 moInfants born > 37 wks gestational age |
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1 mo (Corrected Age) to 24 mos (Corrected Age) WHO Growth Charts |
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2 yrs to ≤ 19 yrs CDC Growth Charts |
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≥ 19 yrs CDC Growth Charts |
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No Concern for Malnutrition
No Risk Factors Present
No Risk Factors Present
Concern for Malnutrition
≥ 1 Risk Factor
≥ 1 Risk Factor
Inpatient ≥ 24 Hours
≥ 1 Risk Factor
≥ 1 Risk Factor
- Consult RD
- FLOC and RD to document degree of malnutrition diagnosis (see Abbreviated Age-based Malnutrition Criteria Table)
- Consider Additional Interventions
Posted: January 2016
Revised: March 2023
Authors: E. Bingham, RD; L. Carney, RD; E. Sullivan, RD; J. Bailer, RD; S. Weston, RD; A. Dean, RD; S. Boyden, RD;
S. Seiple, RD; L. Lo, MD; W. Chua, MD; M. Mascarenhas, MD; R. Herdes, MD
Revised: March 2023
Authors: E. Bingham, RD; L. Carney, RD; E. Sullivan, RD; J. Bailer, RD; S. Weston, RD; A. Dean, RD; S. Boyden, RD;
S. Seiple, RD; L. Lo, MD; W. Chua, MD; M. Mascarenhas, MD; R. Herdes, MD
Evidence
- Consensus Statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition: Indicators Recommended for the Identification and Documentation of Pediatric Malnutrition (Undernutrition)
- Identifying Malnutrition in Preterm and Neonatal Populations: Recommended Indicators
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