J Korean Surg Soc.  2010 Dec;79(Suppl 1):S1-S6. 10.4174/jkss.2010.79.Suppl1.S1.

Development of B-eNSP (Baptist Electronic Nutritional Screening Program) Using Integrated Medical Information System and Clinical Efficiency

• Lee SM
• Choi JW
• Lee YS

• KMID: 2040545
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2010.79.Suppl1.S1

Abstract

PURPOSE
The aim of this study was to develop a baptist electronic Nutritional Screening Program (B-eNSP) that could be easily used to identify patients with nutrition at risk or malnutrition on their admission to hospital using an integrated medical information system and to evaluate validity, reliability and efficiency of B-eNSP.
METHODS
From June 1 2009 to June 21 2009, we enrolled 496 patients for prospective research. We analyzed age, sex, weight, height, weight loss in the last 3 months, serum albumin, alteration of dietary intake, gastrointestinal symptom, functional capacity, diagnosis and its relationship to nutritional requirements, physical examination and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA). B-eNSP included body mass index (BMI), weight loss in the last 3 months, serum albumin. Each component was scored. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated to evaluate the validity of the B-eNSP. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was drawn by using B-eNSP to choose a cut-off value that maximizes sensitivity and specificity and Yoden Index. Comparison with SGA and the reliability of the B-eNSP was done using kappa statistics.
RESULTS
The maximum Yoden Index was 0.866 and the cut-off value of the ROC curve was 2. A B-eNSP score higher than 2 was defined as nutrition at risk or malnutrition. Reliability of the B-eNSP was in accordance with SGA by kappa 0.845.
CONCLUSION
The B-eNSP can be used efficiently to identify patients with nutrition at risk or malnutrition by simply using an integrated medical information system.

Keyword

Nutritional screening; Nutrition at risk; Malnutrition

MeSH Terms

Body Mass Index
Electronics
Electrons
Humans
Information Systems
Malnutrition
Mass Screening
Nutritional Requirements
Physical Examination
Prospective Studies
Protestantism
ROC Curve
Sensitivity and Specificity
Serum Albumin
Weight Loss
Serum Albumin

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Receiver operating characteristic curve (Area under curve=0.955).

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