Evaluation of cases under five years old hospitalized with malnutrition in a tertiary care center Beş yaş altında malnütrisyon tanısı ile üçüncü basamak bir merkezde yatırılarak izlenen olguların değerlendirilmesi
Pamukkale Medical Journal, cilt.15, sa.3, ss.433-440, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.31362/patd.1013058
- Dergi Adı: Pamukkale Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-440
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Childhood, malnutrition, z score
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: Malnutrition which is presented as a disruption of normal growth due to inadequate nutrient intake, is mostly seen in early childhood. Severe cases with complications should be treated at hospital. The aim of this study is to evaluate the follow-up of inpatient children with malnutrition diagnosis under five years old. Materials and methods: Children with corrected ages 1 to 60 months and hospitalized at a tertiary care training and research hospital with malnutrition diagnosis between May 2006 and May 2011 were evaluated retrospectively. Nutrition status of the patients were determined by the z scores which were calculated according to 2006 World Health Organization growth standards. Results: All of the included 97 patients' weight for age z scores were below -3 and they were all severely underweight. Low birth weight (23.7% in the group, 10-11% in the community) and parental consanguinity (48.7% in the group, 21-22% in the community) ratios in the group were higher than the community. Prior hospital stay (54.9%), prematurity (15.5%), chronic diseases (18.5%) frequencies were also high and an important percentage of patients (15.4%) received additional diagnosis during study period. Mortality rate was 5.1% and occurred in patients under 6 months age who were more severe chronically malnourished. Conclusion: Malnourished children under five years managed in hospital frequently have underlying medical complexities. Besides, their social and economic circumstances may aggravate malnutrition.