Clinicoepidemiological and laboratory profile of children with severe acute malnutrition admitted to a tertiary care centre

Autor:	Shagufta Khursheed, Umer Amin Qureshi, Iram Bashir, Waseeqa Nigeen, Abdus Sami Bhat
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Severe Acute Malnutrition medicine business Tertiary care
Zdroj:	International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 7:966
ISSN:	2349-3291 2349-3283
Popis:	Background: Severe Acute Malnutrituon (SAM) is a form of malnutrition where there is an imminent threat of death to the child. The chances of complications are very high and in most case child requires hospitalization for stabilization and rehabiliatation. Objective of study the clinicoepidemiological and laboratory profile of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) admitted to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) of our hospital.Methods: A retrospective chart review of admitted patients. Nutritional Rehabilitation centre (NRC) at GB Pant Hospital Government Medical College Srinagar over a one year period between June 2017 and June 2018.Results: Total of 187 patients of SAM was admitted in NRC during the study period. One hundred and eight (57.7%) were males and 79(42.3%) were females .Patients were equally among various districts. Infants (
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