Comprehensive Guide for Hospital Care of Children: Updated Edition from WHO

Revised Edition of the Pocket Book on Hospital Care for Children

Publication Date: January 1, 2013

Abstract:

This publication is an updated version of the Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children, designed primarily for healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses and other caregivers who are responsible for managing children under care in first-level referral hospitals. It serves as a comprehensive guide within the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness IMCI series that supports evidence-based clinical guidelines.

This guide incorporates the latest medical research findings from various recently published WHO recommations into easily accessible bedside pediatric care instructions suitable for basic laboratory equipped facilities and essential medicines inventory. The focus is on addressing common causes of childhood mortality like newborn problems, pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, meningitis, septicaemia, measles, malnutrition, and pediatric HIVDS conditions as well as typical surgical cases managed in small hospital settings.

Further detls about the sources of evidence informing this guide can be found online via WHO's website under corresponding published guidelines listed within the bibliography. are broadly applicable across various global regions but may require minor adaptations to suit specific country contexts. However, they do not encompass advanced care options such as intensive care or mechanical ventilation due to their complexity.

The second edition of this invaluable resource is avlable in both electronic and physical formats, with ongoing updates online reflecting new research findings.

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Editorial Team: Child Health and Development CHD, Guidelines Review Committee, Maternal, Newborn, Child Adolescent Health Ageing MCA at the World Health Organization

Number of Pages: 473

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ISBN: 978-92-4-154837-3

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