Scientific Papers
Reference chart for relative weight change to detect hypernatraemic dehydration.
OBJECTIVE: The validity of the rule of thumb that infants may have a weight loss of 10% in the first days after birth is unknown. We assessed the validity of this and other rules to [...]
Clinical presentation of hypernatremic dehydration in exclusively breast-fed neonates.
OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical presentation of dehydration related to failure of lactation in exclusively breast-fed term infants. METHOD: A prospective study was performed between January 2000 and June 2003 in Al Qassimi Hospital in [...]
The use of body mass changes as a practical measure of dehydration in team sports.
Body mass changes, hematocrit, specific gravity and urine colour were recorded during two games of soccer to determine which of these methods was the most practical in a field setting for monitoring dehydration. Members (n=13) [...]
Five-year neurodevelopmental outcome of neonatal dehydration
OBJECTIVE: To determine the long-term outcome of neonatal dehydration. STUDY DESIGN: We identified 182 newborns who were rehospitalized with dehydration (weight loss > or =12% of birth weight and/or serum sodium > or =150 mEq/L) [...]