Association between length of hospital stay and evolution of nutritional status of children admitted to a university hospital/Associacao entre tempo de internacao e evolucao do estado nutricional de criancas internadas em um hospital universitario
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of hospitalized children and to identify the risks factors associated with length of hospital stay. Methods: A longitudinal study of 200 children aged 0-10 years, admitted to a university hospital from February to December 2011. Data were collected for i...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Demetra: Alimentação, Nutrição e Saúde Nutrição e Saúde, 2013-08, Vol.8 (2), p.103 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of hospitalized children and to identify the risks factors associated with length of hospital stay. Methods: A longitudinal study of 200 children aged 0-10 years, admitted to a university hospital from February to December 2011. Data were collected for identification, disease, anemia and length of hospital stay. To evaluate the nutritional status, the z score was used for W/A, H/A, W/H and BMI/A indicators. Statistical analysis was carried out through SPSS version 17 software, being significant p |
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| ISSN: | 2238-913X 2238-913X |