title: Clinical dehydration and glomerular filtration rate in acute paediatric gastroenteritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate changes in glomerular filtration rate in acute gastroenteritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  The correlation between two clinical diagnostic scales and glomerular filtration rate has been investigated in 113 children with acute gastroenteritis in a paediatric emergency setting.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant reduction of GFR was found in 10% children less than, and 5% children higher than, 2 years of age with acute gastroenteritis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The differences observed as for risk of renal hypoperfusion suggests to consider the age of children as an important determinant to consider the dehydration status in acute gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Unit, Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi, Foundation IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy. yoyobiancorosso@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Gregorio P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Milani
authors.forename: Emilio F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Fossali
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vettori
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agostoni
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003681:Dehydration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D011379:Prognosis; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index