Scientific Papers
VOLUME, FREQUENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN PLAIN DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION BY THIRD AND FOURTH-GRADE SCHOOLCHILDREN IN QUETZALTENANGO, GUATEMALA
Water intake was described and quantified in samples of urban Guatemalan schoolchildren stratified by gender and socio-economic status. The frequency of consumption and quantity of plain water drinking was estimated from oneday pictorial registries of [...]
ADHERENCE TO ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY AMONG IN-PATIENT CHILDREN AGED 1-59 MONTHS WITH SOME OR NO DEHYDRATION
OBJECTIVE: To determine adherence to oral rehydration solution (ORS) among in-patients aged 1-59 months suffering from gastroenteritis and having some dehydration (SD) or no dehydration (ND) in two rural hospitals in Kenya. METHODS: Children aged [...]
REDUCED THIRST AFTER WATER DEPRIVATION IN HEALTHY ELDERLY MEN
To determine whether responses to dehydration are altered with age, we investigated the thirst, fluid and electrolyte responses, and hormonal responses to 24 hours of water deprivation in seven healthy active elderly men (67 to [...]
DILUTION AND REDISTRIBUTION EFFECTS OF RAPID 2-LITRE INFUSIONS OF 0.9% (W/V) SALINE AND 5% (W/V) DEXTROSE ON HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS AND SERUM BIOCHEMISTRY IN NORMAL SUBJECTS: A DOUBLE-BLIND CROSSOVER STUDY
Although hypoalbuminaemia after injury may result from increased vascular permeability, dilution secondary to crystalloid infusions may contribute significantly. In this double-blind crossover study, the effects of bolus infusions of crystalloids on serum albumin, haematocrit, serum [...]