Management of severe malnutrition: a manual for physicians and other senior health workers

Overview

This manual provides practical guidelines for the management of patients with severe malnutrition. It seeks to promote the best available therapy so as to reduce the risk of death, shorten the length of time spent in hospital, and facilitate rehabilitation and full recovery. Emphasis is given here to the management of severely malnourished children; the management of severely malnourished adults and adolescents is also considered briefly.