Vega FL, Iñárritu PM, Robles MB

Language: Spanish
References: 9
Page: 268-271
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ABSTRACT

Objective: To study the rate of growth of children during treatment for severe malnutrition.
Material and methods: A randomized sample of 152 clinical records of children below 4 years age were studied. The z values for W/H, H/A and W/A were obtained. The rate of growth of weight was calculated by the g/day and g/kg/day.
Results: The z score for W/A was between 1.7 and 2.4 and the mean increment of weight was from 22.2 g/day to 35.5 g/day: the gain in g/kg/day go from 3.8 to 7.3, but the growth was higher in the first six weeks. The straight-line equation in children below 18 months age show an slope higher during the first six weeks with a rate of 58.7 g/day. The catch-up of weight for height at discharge was in the score z of 0 to -0.5, but values of H/A were still low -0.2.
Conclusion: The highest rate of growth are in the first semester of life, during the first six weeks of treatment: at 58 g/day⁺.

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