title: Oral rehydration of infants with hypernatremic dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Teziç
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kükner
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ertan
mesh_terms: 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