Scientific Papers
Avoiding hypernatraemic dehydration in healthy term infants.
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Urine specific gravity and other urinary indices: inaccurate tests for dehydration.
OBJECTIVE: Urine output, specific gravity, and ketones (urinary indices) are commonly used as an objective means to assess for dehydration and gastroenteritis severity; however, their utility has not been established. The study was designed to [...]
Rehospitalization for neonatal dehydration: a nested case-control study.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of neonatal dehydration leading to rehospitalization, whether clinical and health services data could predict its occurrence, and the outcome of dehydrated infants. METHODS: We employed a retrospective case-control design nested [...]