Journal article
Home-based therapy for oedematous malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), Vol.95(8), pp.1012-1015
08/2006
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600606803
PMID: 16882579
Abstract
Standard recommendations are that children with oedematous malnutrition receive inpatient therapy with a graduated feeding regimen. To investigate exclusive home-based therapy for children with oedematous malnutrition. Children with oedematous malnutrition, good appetite and no complications were treated at home with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) and followed up fortnightly for up to 8 wk. 219 children aged 1-5 y with oedema enrolled in one of two therapeutic nutritional studies in Malawi in 2003-2004. The overall recovery rate was 83% (182/219), and the case-fatality rate was 5% (11/219). For children with wasting and oedematous malnutrition, 65% (55/85) recovered and 7% (6/85) died. The average weight gain was 2.8+/-3.2 g/kg/d (mean+/-SD). This preliminary observation suggests that children with oedematous malnutrition and good appetite may be successfully treated with home-based therapy; a randomized, controlled trial to evaluate this is warranted.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Home-based therapy for oedematous malnutrition with ready-to-use therapeutic food
- Creators
- Michael A Ciliberto - Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA, and Paediatric Research Centre, Tampere University Hospital, FinlandMark J ManaryMacdonald J NdekhaAndre BriendPer Ashorn
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), Vol.95(8), pp.1012-1015
- Publisher
- Norway
- DOI
- 10.1080/08035250600606803
- PMID
- 16882579
- ISSN
- 0803-5253
- eISSN
- 1651-2227
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/2006
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neurology (Pediatrics)
- Record Identifier
- 9983905645802771
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