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Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study
Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2022.
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2020
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| author | Itana, Justina |
| author2 | Nel, Etienne De la Rey |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/109052 Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study Itana, Justina Nel, Etienne De la Rey Rabie, Helena Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health. Nutrition -- Evaluation Malnutrition in children Nutritional risk screening UCTD Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2022. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Children admitted to hospital are at risk of becoming undernourished regardless of their nutritional status on admission. Acute illness increases energy consumption, decreases appetite and energy intake, and increases the risk of malnutrition. Although malnutrition is very common among hospitalised children, it is often unrecognised by health care professionals. This can prolong the length of hospitalisation especially if there is no nutritional intervention in place. Malnutrition delays recovery and is an independent risk factor for nosocomial infections1,2. Malnutrition can also result in poor growth and development; hospital-related depression, poor school performance and increased cost of medical services. These unwanted effects can be avoided by a nutritional intervention which in turn can be achieved if the nutritional status of hospitalised children can be rapidly assessed and documented. Identification and treatment of malnutrition in hospitalised patients are important in improving health outcomes. Determination of nutritional status is complex and requires several methods of assessment such as dietary history, anthropometry and biochemical data. There is however, no single best assessment method to determine the nutritional status of hospitalised patients. "Geen opsomming biskikbaar." Masters 2020-11-16T12:18:50Z 2021-01-31T18:20:27Z 2020-11-16T12:18:50Z 2021-01-31T18:20:27Z 2020-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109052 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 51 pages : illustrations application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Nutrition -- Evaluation Malnutrition in children Nutritional risk screening UCTD Itana, Justina Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title | Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title_full | Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title_short | Nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in Tygerberg hospital – a prospective observational analytical study |
| title_sort | nutritional status of patients admitted to a general acute pediatric ward in tygerberg hospital a prospective observational analytical study |
| topic | Nutrition -- Evaluation Malnutrition in children Nutritional risk screening UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/109052 |
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