Decline in hospital mortality rate after the use of the World Health Organization protocol for management of severe malnutrition.
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%.
Falbo
Ana Rodrigues
AR
Instituto Materno Infantil Professor Fernando Figueira, 300 Boa Vista, Recife PE, Brazil CEP 50.070.550. anafalbo@imip.org.br
Alves
João Guilherme Bezerra
JG
Batista Filho
Malaquias
M
de Fátima Costa Caminha
Maria
M
Cabral-Filho
José Eulálio
JE
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