BMC medicine
Persistent immune, coagulation and cardiac dysregulation are correlated with later post-discharge mortality in children with severe malnutrition.
Brenda Kamau, Evans O Mudibo, Cecillia Wechessa, Elisha Omer, Bonface M Gichuki, David M Mburu, Laura Mwalekwa, Molline Timbwa, Johnstone Thitiri, Moses M Ngari, James A Berkley, James M Njunge
Published: 202610.1186/s12916-026-04647-9
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Children with complicated severe malnutrition (CSM) face high mortality after hospital discharge, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. While early post-discharge mortality (< 2 months) has been linked to a sepsis-like i…
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