MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION; EXPERIENCE OF A NUTRITION REHABILITATION CENTER FROM INDORE

Dr. Sudhir Mehta*

ABSTRACT

Background: Severe acute malnutrition, defined as weight for height 10g/kg/day, 20% had moderate weight gain of 5-10 gm/kg/day and 20% had poor weight gain of less than 5gm/kg/day. for height between 61-70% on admission and between 71-80% on discharge. Case fatality rate in our study was only 1%. Conclusion: In patient management of children of severe acute malnutrition with complications as per WHO’s protocol leads to overall decrease in case fatality.

Keywords: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM), WHO protocol, Nutrition rehabilitation center.