Abstract
A study on the types of dehydration and serum sodium level in infants and young children at the time of hospital admission with acute diarrhea in rural area of Jharkhand
Highlights
Acute diarrhoea is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in children, andthe most direct effect of it is dehydration [1]
14.7% cases were given adequately diluted ORS. This observatory study was done to know the incidence of different type of dehydration clinically in acute watery diarrhoea and change in serum sodium level with it
This study concludes that incidence of diarrhoea is higheramong children between 1-2 years of age so proper hygienic weaning method is important to decrease the incidence
Summary
Acute diarrhoea is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in children, andthe most direct effect of it is dehydration [1]. It is manifested as sudden episode of loose watery stool which is generally 3 or more episodes per day and last for seven to ten days, generally less than 14 days [2]. Diarrhoea is the 3rd most common cause of under 5 mortality after pneumonia and preterm birth [4] and majority of them occurs in developing countries [5]. Serum sodium level in a dehydrated patient may be normal, low or high. On the basis of serum sodium level, dehydration is classified as [8]:
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