Case series of eating disorders hospitalized in a pediatric service
Abstract
Introduction: Introduction: eating disorders (EDs) have increased worldwide, presenting at younger ages and with greater severity, often requiring hospitalization. The limited availability of child-and-adolescent psychiatric beds has confronted pediatric services address these cases. Case report: the series includes 20 patients admitted to a pediatric ward due to restrictive ED between 2020-2024; 17 were female, the average age was 12.5 years, 13 were admitted due to failure of outpatient treatment, 5 due to vital risk, and 2 due to treatment failure at another inpatient facility. The mean length of hospitalization was 17 days (range: 3-30 days); 17 patients were discharged home, without external caregiver, to continue outpatient treatment. Discussion: we describe the comprehensive care model implemented during hospitalization, comprising medical, nutritional, and mental health interventions. This approach may provide effective management of this condition, replicable in other healthcare facilities.
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Evidence Hub reads this as a case series, done in people. Its evidence level is 5 of 5 (Very low · case / narrative / animal / in vitro / in silico). Case reports, narrative reviews, and animal, cell or computer-model studies give the weakest evidence for human health. Reported size: 20 participants or records.
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