Prevalence, clinical predictors, and outcome of hypocalcaemia in severely-malnourished under-five children admitted to an urban hospital in Bangladesh: a case-control study

Hypocalcaemia is common in severely-malnourished children and is often associated with fatal outcome. There is very limited information on the clinical predicting factors of hypocalcaemia in hospitalized severely-malnourished under-five children. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence, clinica...

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Published in:Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2014-06, Vol.32 (2), p.270-275
Main Authors: Chisti, Mohammod J, Salam, Mohammed A, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, A S G, Bardhan, Pradip K, Shahid, Abu S M S B, Shahunja, K M, Das, Sumon K, Ahmed, Tahmeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Case studies
Case-Control Studies
Children & youth
Comorbidity
Diarrhea, Infantile - blood
Diarrhea, Infantile - epidemiology
Diarrhea, Infantile - therapy
Female
Fluid Therapy - methods
Hospital Mortality
Hospitals
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Hypocalcemia - blood
Hypocalcemia - epidemiology
Hypocalcemia - therapy
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders - blood
Infant Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Infant Nutrition Disorders - therapy
Lethargy - blood
Lethargy - epidemiology
Lethargy - therapy
Male
Malnutrition
Nutritional Support - methods
Odds Ratio
Original Papers
Oxygen - administration & dosage
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Rural areas
Seizures - blood
Seizures - epidemiology
Seizures - therapy
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Hypocalcaemia is common in severely-malnourished children and is often associated with fatal outcome. There is very limited information on the clinical predicting factors of hypocalcaemia in hospitalized severely-malnourished under-five children. Our objective was to evaluate the prevalence, clinical predicting factors, and outcome of hypocalcaemia in such children. In this case-control study, all severely-malnourished under-five children (n=333) admitted to the Longer Stay Ward (LSW), High Dependency Unit (HDU), and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b between April 2011 and April 2012, who also had their total serum calcium estimated, were enrolled. Those who presented with hypocalcaemia (serum calcium
ISSN:1606-0997
2072-1315