Children with Severe Malnutrition: Can Those at Highest Risk of Death Be Identified with the WHO Protocol?
Abstract
With strict adherence to international recommended treatment guidelines, the case fatality for severe malnutrition ought to be less than 5%. In African hospitals, fatality rates of 20% are common and are often attributed to poor training and faulty case management. Improving outcome will depend upon the identification of those at greatest risk and targeting limited health resources. We retrospectively examined the major risk factors associated...
Paper Details
Title
Children with Severe Malnutrition: Can Those at Highest Risk of Death Be Identified with the WHO Protocol?
Published Date
Dec 26, 2006
Journal
Volume
3
Issue
12
Pages
e500 - e500
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