Oral rehydration of neonates with dehydrating diarrhoeas.
Thirty-nine of forty neonates with mean dehydration equivalent to 6.7% of body-weight were orally rehydrated with a glucose/electrolyte solution. Only one patient required any intravenous fluids for rehydration. Hypernatraemia and acidosis present at admission were corrected within a few hours without complications. It seems that oral rehydration, is suitable for neonates as well as for children and adults.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000517:prevention & control; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*
D004573:Electrolytes; D005947:Glucose