Hospital teams fight child malnutrition to cut complications

NCT ID NCT01081587

Summary

This study tested whether creating a special hospital nutrition team could help staff better identify and care for children suffering from malnutrition. The team used alerts and guidelines to improve practices like weighing children and monitoring their nutrition. Researchers wanted to see if this organized approach led to fewer complications and shorter hospital stays for these vulnerable children.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL) - Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant

    Bron, 69677, France

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