Yatarak Tedavi Gören Çocuk Hastalarda Malnutrisyon Değerlendirmesi

Turkish

Introduction: Malnutrition is held responsible for more than 50% of death in childhood.Malnutrition in children, who is so sick that hospitalization is needed, is much more serious since effecting length of stay, morbidity, mortality, quality of life and costs.In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between malnutrition and nutritional status of hospitalized children during admission together with some demographic factors set by us. Materials and Methods:In this study, 293 children aged 1 month to 18 years old who were hospitalized and monitored in Child Health and Disease Department in Meram Medical Faculty Hospital of Necmettin Erbakan University between November 2014 and January 2015 were included.The survey type information form prepared to collect data about the socio-demographic factors was filled with the consent of the family. ÖzGiriş: Çocukluk çağında malnutrisyon ölümlerin %50'den fazlasından sorumlu tutulmaktadır.Hastaneye yatan çocuklarda malnutrisyon ciddi bir durum olup yatış süresi, morbidite, mortalite, hayat kalitesi ve maliyeti olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir.Çalışmamızda hastaneye yatırılan çocukların başvuru sırasında nutrisyonel durumu ve belirlediğimiz sosyo-demografik faktörler ile malnutrisyon ilişkisini incelemeyi amaçladık.