Recovery of children following hospitalisation for complicated severe acute malnutrition

• Main Authors: Mutsa Bwakura‐Dangarembizi (Author), Cherlynn Dumbura (Author), Beatrice Amadi (Author), Bernard Chasekwa (Author), Deophine Ngosa (Author), Florence D. Majo (Author), Jonathan P. Sturgeon (Author), Kanta Chandwe (Author), Chanda Kapoma (Author), Claire D. Bourke (Author), Ruairi C. Robertson (Author), Kusum J. Nathoo (Author), Robert Ntozini (Author), Shane A. Norris (Author), Paul Kelly (Author), Andrew J. Prendergast (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Nutritional recovery and hospital readmission following inpatient management of complicated severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are poorly characterised. We aimed to ascertain patterns and factors associated with hospital readmission, nutritional recovery and morbidity, in children discharged f...