Çiğdem ULUKAYA DURAKBAŞA, Ahu BAYAR, Murat MUTUS, Hamit OKUR, Selma FETTAHOĞLU

The Prevalence of Malnutrition and Effectiveness of STRONGkids Tool in the Identification of Malnutrition Risks among Pediatric Surgical Patients

Background: High prevalence of malnutrition along with the riskfor the development of malnutrition in hospitalised children has beenreported. However, this problem remains largely unrecognised byhealthcare workers.Aims: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition and effectivenessof STRONGkids nutritional risk screening (NRS) tool in the identificationof malnutrition risk among pediatric surgical patients.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: A total of 494 pediatric surgical patients (median age 59months, 75.8% males) were included in this prospective study conductedover 3 months. SD-scores

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