Scientific Papers
Management of acute diarrhea in children.
Diarrhea in childhood is very frequent (two episodes/year/children less of 5Â years), rarely fatale (mostly mild) and not requiring additional exploration. But it can justify a hospitalization in case of dehydration (delay of care) or risk [...]
The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department
STUDY OBJECTIVES: We define the predictive value of parents' computer-based report for history and physical signs of dehydration for a primary outcome of percentage of dehydration (fluid deficit) and 2 secondary outcomes: clinically important acidosis [...]
Preventing and managing dehydration
Sufficient body water and electrolyte homeostasis are essential for healthy physiologic functioning. Nurses are key to preventing, detecting early, and treating fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Dehydration significantly alters both physical and psychological functioning, and older [...]
Children at risk of developing dehydration from diarrhoea: a case-control study.
To identify the factors related to dehydration from diarrhoea, a hospital-based case-control study was carried out among under-2-year-old Bangladeshi children. The study compared 80 cases who had 'some' or severe dehydration with 160 age-matched controls [...]