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The use of Antibiotics for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Review

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2016
Severe acute malnutrition contributes to the mortality of about a fifth of children who die before the age of five and those that are not killed by malnutrition are more likely to be affected by infectious diseases, which may impair their physical and ...
Adamu S.M., Omar H. L., Namadi A., Muhammed I.U. and Mashi J.A.
doaj  

Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North‐East Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Malnutrition is a major disease burden in developing countries, particularly in recurrently drought‐affected areas. Despite the Ethiopian government's initiatives to set up stabilization centers in different hospitals to tackle severe acute malnutrition,
Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Amarech Giruma   +1 more
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Protein Energy Malnutrition: Opportunities for Cold Plasma Technologies

Food Frontiers, EarlyView.
Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is a major global health concern driven by biological, environmental, and nutritional factors, including gut microbiota imbalance and low protein intake. Cold atmospheric plasma technologies offer promising, sustainable solutions by improving food security, enhancing protein quality and absorption, and modulating gut ...
Karthika Prasad, Syamlal Sasi, Nina Recek, Janith Weerasinghe, Elena P. Ivanova, Igor Levchenko, Katia Alexander   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Fibre in Nutritional Management of Pancreatic Diseases [PDF]

, 2019
The role of fibre intake in the management of patients with pancreatic disease is still controversial. In acute pancreatitis, a prebiotic enriched diet is associated with low rates of pancreatic necrosis infection, hospital stay, systemic inflammatory ...
Badiali, Danilo, Bruno, Giovanni, Ribichini, Emanuela, Rossi, Sara, Sacchi, MARIA CARLOTTA, Severi, Carola, Stigliano, Serena, Zaccari, Piera   +7 more
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Effect of a Home‐Based Exercise Program on Muscle Mass, Fatigue, and Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Patients with Oral Cancer: A Randomized Trial

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) often experience deteriorated health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) and loss of body weight and muscle mass. The primary aim was to determine if a home‐based exercise program, aiming to increase physical activity (PA), could reduce muscle mass loss and fatigue.
Camilla Wallmander, Ingvar Bosaeus, Ewa Silander, Hedda Haugen Cange, Jan Nyman, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Elisabet Blomsterwall, Malin Berg, Eva Hammerlid   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient‐Reported Dysphagia and Swallowing‐Related Quality of Life up to 10 Years After (Chemo)radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study sought to better understand patient‐reported dysphagia and swallowing‐related quality of life (swQOL) in patients 6 months to 10 years following definitive (chemo)radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC). Methods In this cross‐sectional study, self‐reported dysphagia was assessed with the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT‐10)
Jacqui J. Frowen, Allison Drosdowsky, Tsien F. Fua, Lachlan J. McDowell, Karla Gough   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of nutritional status in children with acute respiratory failure: the prospective cohort observational study

Acta Medica Leopoliensia, 2020
Pneumonia plays a significant role in the development of acute respiratory failure in children. The risk factors of pneumonia are malnutrition (weight to age relation according to scores), low birth weight ( < 2500 g), and other factors.
O.V. Filyk, Ya.M. Pidhirnyy
doaj   +1 more source

Report on advances for pediatricians in 2018: allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, respiratory tract disorders and surgery. [PDF]

, 2019
This review reported notable advances in pediatrics that have been published in 2018. We have highlighted progresses in allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology ...
Bernasconi S, Borrelli M, Caffarelli C, Corsello G., Di Pinto R, Gaeta V, Iovane B, Mastrorilli C, Petraroli M, Santamaria F, Santoro A   +10 more
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Hypofractionated Spot Scanning Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Mucosal Melanoma: A Retrospective Analysis With Quality‐of‐Life Outcome

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate clinical outcomes and quality of life (QOL) following hypofractionated spot‐scanning proton therapy (SSPT) for head and neck malignant mucosal melanoma (HNMM). Methods This retrospective study included 39 patients treated with SSPT (60–64 Gy[RBE] in 15–16 fractions) between 2013 and 2023.
Koichiro Nakajima, Hiromitsu Iwata, Gaku Takano, Daiki Kojima, Yukiko Hattori, Yusuke Tsuzuki, Shuou Sudo, Kensuke Hayashi, Toshiyuki Toshito, Hideo Fukano, Hiroyuki Ogino, Akio Hiwatashi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and outcome of stress hyperglycaemia among severely malnourished children admitted to Mulago referral and teaching hospital in Kampala, Uganda

BMC Nutrition, 2018
Background Stress hyperglycaemia is a transient increase in blood glucose level during stressful events and is common in critically ill children. Several studies have demonstrated increased risk of mortality in these children.
Anita Tumwebaze, Elizabeth Kiboneka, Jamir Mugalu, Edward M. Kikabi, James K. Tumwine   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source