Browsing by Subject "admission criteria"

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Assessment and evaluation of in-patient diagnosis and discharge protocols of Ghanaian infants and children (0 - 59 months) diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition - the SAMAC study

Carboo, J.A. (North-West University, 2018)

Introduction: Complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) poses an enormous threat to the survival of children 0 - 59 months old. Even though the World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided diagnostic guidelines for ...
Associations of admission- and transfer criteria with clinical outcomes of infants (6 - 23 months) treated for severe acute malnutrition in Ghanaian referral hospitals - the SAMAC Study

Asare, H. (North-West University, 2019)

INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality, contributing to more than half of deaths in children under-five years. Inasmuch as the World Health Organization ...