NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF TETANUS PATIENTS ADMITTED TO NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TROPICAL DISEASES YEAR 2021 - 2022

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluate nutritional status of tetanus patients admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in 2021 and 2022.Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of 33 patients admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD).Results: The rate of patients developed chronic energy deficiency increased on the day of discharge comparedwith this rate on the day of admission (30.3 vs 54.5%). Hypoalbuminemia and hypoproteinemia presented afterone week and especially after two weeks of hospitalization (average blood albumin level on admission was at 36.9 ± 5.4 g/L, decreased to 29.2 ± 5.7 g/L on day seven, and still be low at 30.5 ± 4.7 g/L on the day fourteen. Average blood protein level on admission was at 66.1 ± 8.56 g/L, declined to 59.3 ± 7.3 g/L on the day seven, and at 59.0 ± 7.2 g/L on the day fourteen. Assessment of nutritional status based on SGA showed that the rate of both severe malnutrition and mild malnutrition rose up one week and two weeks of hospitalization (37.9 % - 62.1% for severe malnutrition and 19.2% - 80.87% for mild malnutrition based on SGA, respectively).Conclusion: Nutritional status of tetanus patients worsened after one week and two weeks of hospitalization related to the index of blood albumin, blood protein, SGA.