title: Decline in hospital mortality rate after the use of the World Health Organization protocol for management of severe malnutrition.
abstract: We studied the implementation of the World Health Organization protocol for the treatment of malnourished children at the largest maternal and infant hospital in the northeast of Brazil. The implementation of the protocol resulted in a reduction in the mortality rate from 38.0% to 16.2%.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira, 300 Boa Vista, Recife PE, Brazil CEP 50.070.550. anafalbo@imip.org.br
authors.forename: Ana Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Falbo
authors.forename: João Guilherme Bezerra
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Malaquias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Batista Filho
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Fátima Costa Caminha
authors.forename: José Eulálio
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cabral-Filho
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014944:World Health Organization