CAN Score

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Highlighted claims

• A total CAN score below 25 was considered diagnostic of fetal malnutrition in the study. — Detection of fetal malnutrition at birth using clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score and anthropometric indices and its associated risk factors among term newborns in southern Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study
• The CAN score was the study's main diagnostic method for fetal malnutrition and was assessed within 48 hours after birth. — Detection of fetal malnutrition at birth using clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score and anthropometric indices and its associated risk factors among term newborns in southern Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study
• CAN score was prioritized because it can detect tissue wasting independently of birth weight and gestational age. — Detection of fetal malnutrition at birth using clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score and anthropometric indices and its associated risk factors among term newborns in southern Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study
• The CAN score detected more fetal malnutrition cases than anthropometric indices in this study. — Detection of fetal malnutrition at birth using clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score and anthropometric indices and its associated risk factors among term newborns in southern Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study
• The CAN score evaluates nine visible physical signs of newborn malnutrition that reflect loss of subcutaneous tissue and muscle mass. — Detection of fetal malnutrition at birth using clinical assessment of nutritional status (CAN) score and anthropometric indices and its associated risk factors among term newborns in southern Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study