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 [...]
Economic burden of dehydration among hospitalized elderly patients
PURPOSE: The cost of unnecessary hospitalizations associated with dehydration in elderly patients was studied. METHODS: The study involved a retrospective examination of 1999 data on hospital discharges from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide [...]
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) [...]