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close this bookGuidelines for the Inpatient Treatment of Severely Malnourished Children (UNICEF - WHO - OMS, 1998, 21 p.)
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View the documentA. General principles for routine care
View the documentB. Treatment of associated conditions
View the documentC. Failure to respond to treatment
View the documentD. Discharge before recovery is complete
View the documentE. Emergency treatment
View the documentAppendix 1: Recipe for ReSoMal oral rehydration solution & electrolyte/mineral solution
View the documentAppendix 2: Recipes for F-75, F-100 and F-135
View the documentAppendix 3: F-75 feed volumes by feeding frequency and body weight
View the documentAppendix 4: Structured play activities

Appendix 3: F-75 feed volumes by feeding frequency and body weight

(Columns 2, 3 and 4 are approximately 11ml/kg/feed, 16ml/kg/feed and 22ml/kg/feed respectively.)

CHILD'S WEIGHT
kg

2-hourly
(ml/feed)

3-hourly
(ml/feed)

4-hourly
(ml/feed)

2.0

20

30

45

2.2

25

35

50

2.4

25

40

55

2.6

30

45

55

2.8

30

45

60

3.0

35

50

65

3.2

35

55

70

3.4

35

55

75

3.6

40

60

80

3.8

40

60

85

4.0

45

65

90

4.2

45

70

90

4.4

50

70

95

4.6

50

75

100

4.8

55

80

105

5.0

55

80

110

5.2

55

85

115

5.4

60

90

120

5.6

60

90

125

5.8

65

95

130

6.0

65

100

130

6.2

70

100

135

6.4

70

105

140

6.6

75

110

145

6.8

75

110

150

7.0

75

115

155

7.2

80

120

160

7.4

80

120

160

7.6

85

125

165

7.8

85

130

170

8.0

90

130

175

8.2

90

135

180

8.4

90

140

185

8.6

95

140

190

8.8

95

145

195

9.0

100

145

200

9.2

100

150

200

9.4

105

155

205

9.6

105

155

210

9.8

110

160

215

10.0

110

160

220