Oral rehydration of infants with hypernatremic dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis.
Twenty-five infants with hypernatremic dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis were given oral rehydration therapy (ORT). The patients received a glucose-electrolyte solution (such as that recommended by the World Health Organization) over six hours (2:1 rotating method). Twenty-three patients were successfully rehydrated within 48 hours after onset of therapy, while the two remaining patients attained normal serum Na+ levels within 72 hours. Acidosis was noted in 10 patients which disappeared in 24 hours.
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Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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D000138:Acidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006955:Hypernatremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male