Guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malnourished children

WHO, LSHTM

Published in : 2003

Available in : English

GUIDELINES with specific instructions for the treatment of severely malnourished children. The aim is to provide practical help for those responsible for the medical and dietary management of such children. Lack of appropriate care leads to diarrhoea, poor appetite, slow recovery and high mortality. There are five sections:
A. General principles for routine care (the '10 Steps')
B. Emergency treatment of shock and severe anaemia
C. Treatment of associated conditions
D. Failure to respond to treatment
E. Discharge before recovery is complete

Documents :
WHO guidelines for the inpatient treatment of severely malno (PDF, 391.24Kb)

This resource is listed under:

Themes : Emergency, general, Interventions, general, Nutrition assessments and M&E, general, Undernutrition, general, Anthropometry, HTP module 13, HTP module 20, Iron / Anaemia, Micronutrient deficiencies, Micronutrient deficiencies, MUAC, MUAC, Stunting, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Therapeutic feeding, RUF/RUTF, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition, Treatment of severe acute malnutrition, Underweight, Wasting

Life-cycle focus : Pre-school age, School age

Resource types : Guidelines

Working groups : Nutrition in Emergencies