Página 32 – Cátedra Internacional de Estudios Avanzados en Hidratación

Comparison of Ringers Lactate vs Normal Saline in Children with Acute Diarrhea and Severe Dehydration: A Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.

OBJECTIVE: WHO recommends Ringers lactate (RL) and Normal Saline (NS) for rapid intravenous rehydration in childhood diarrhea and severe dehydration. We compared these two fluids for improvement in pH over baseline during rapid intravenous rehydration in children with acute diarrhea. DESIGN: Double-blind randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Pediatric emergency facilities at a tertiary-care referral hospital. INTERVENTION: [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:12+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Children, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Improving nutrition and hydration in hospital: the nurse’s responsibility.

Ensuring that the nutrition and hydration needs of patients in hospital are met is part of the nurse's role. Adequate nutrition and hydration is vital for good health, from both a physical and psychological perspective, and should be considered a priority by nurses. Actions required by nurses may include addressing potential barriers and obstacles that [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:12+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Clinical care, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Detection of Dehydration by Using Volume Kinetics.

Background: Patients admitted to surgery may be dehydrated, which is difficult to diagnose except when it is severe (>5% of the body weight). We hypothesized that modest dehydration can be detected by kinetic analysis of the blood hemoglobin concentration after a bolus infusion of crystalloid fluid.Methods:Four series of experiments were performed on 10 conscious, healthy [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:32+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Assessment methodologies, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Effect of exercise-induced dehydration on endurance performance: evaluating the impact of exercise protocols on outcomes using a meta-analytic procedure.

Objective: It is purported that exercise-induced dehydration (EID), especially if â‰¥ 2% bodyweight, impairs endurance performance (EP). Field research shows that athletes can achieve outstanding EP while dehydrated > 2% bodyweight. Using the meta-analytic procedure, this study compared the findings of laboratory-based studies that examined the impact of EID upon EP using either ecologically valid [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:32+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Documentos científicos, Exercise and sport|Comentarios desactivados

Hydration and performance during Ramadan.

In the absence of any food or fluid intake during the hours of daylight during the month of Ramadan, a progressive loss of body water will occur over the course of each day, though these losses can be completely replaced each night. Large body water deficits will impair both physical and cognitive performance. The point [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:11+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Behaviour: knowledge, understanding and attitudes of the population, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Hypernatremia in critically ill patients.

Hypernatremia is common in intensive care units. It has detrimental effects on various physiologic functions and was shown to be an independent risk factor for increased mortality in critically ill patients. Mechanisms of hypernatremia include sodium gain and/or loss of free water and can be discriminated by clinical assessment and urine electrolyte analysis. Because many [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:32+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Documentos científicos, Electrolytes, hyponatraemia|Comentarios desactivados

Too little water or too much: hyponatremia due to excess fluid intake

Hyponatremia associated with diarrhea is usually caused by dehydration, with salt loss accompanying the excessive loss of water. On the other hand, hyponatremia in this setting can occasionally be caused by excess ingestion or administration of hypotonic fluids (1, 2). In this report, we describe the differential diagnosis of hyponatremia in an infant.

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:12+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Children, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Urine osmolality. A definitive test of renal function.

The ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine is regarded as a sensitive indicator of renal function.1Â Since concentration tests are easily done, they enjoy wide clinical use. This renal activity is usually studied by measuring urine specific gravity, i.e. the ratio of the weight of urine to an equal volume of water. The specific gravity [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:32+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Documentos científicos, Hydration status: effects on physiology and metabolism|Comentarios desactivados

Hydration Status of Arabic Adolescents and Young Men: Measurement, Evaluation, and a School-based Initiative to Improve Drinking Behaviour.

BACKGROUND. Despite the importance of hydration, limited research has been undertaken in Arabic populations. METHODS: Study 1: 88 adult military cadets and 32 school-based adolescents provided five sequential daily mid-morning urine samples. Hydration thresholds were produced using percentiles of estimated urine osmolality (Uosm) and urine color (Ucol). Study 2: 120 military cadets and 52 adolescents [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:12+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Behaviour: knowledge, understanding and attitudes of the population, Documentos científicos|Comentarios desactivados

Hydration and cognitive performance.

A clinical link exists between severe dehydration andÂ cognitiveÂ performance. Using rapid and severe water loss induced either by intense exercise and/or heat stress, initial studies suggested there were alterations in short-term memory andÂ cognitiveÂ function related to vision, but more recent studies have not all confirmed these data. Some studies argue that water loss is not responsible for [...]

By CIEAH - ICASH|2017-05-21T03:18:30+00:00enero 31st, 2013|Documentos científicos, Hydration status: effects on physiology and metabolism|Comentarios desactivados