Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0665
+44 1478 350008
Ritika Ghosh Dastidar
Fortis Hospital, 7D/1, Anil Moitra Road, Flat 1E, Kolkata, 700019
India
Research Article
A Study of Electrolyte Disturbances in a Child Presenting with Acute Gastroenteritis, with Special Emphasis on Hyponatremic Dehydration-A Hospital based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Ritika Ghosh Dastidar and Niladri KonarRitika Ghosh Dastidar and Niladri Konar
Introduction: Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) is a leading cause of illness and death amongst children in developing countries. Electrolyte disturbances play an important role in the associated morbidity and mortality. Aims and objectives: (1) To study the electrolyte changes in moderate and severe dehydration in AGE in children. (2) To study the incidence and clinical features of Hyponatremic dehydration. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional type of observational study of 200 children admitted with AGE with moderate to severe dehydration was conducted at M R Bangur hospital, Kolkata. The cases were divided into two groups, one with Hyponatremia and the other with Isonatremia and the clinical features were compared. Basic crosstabulation and frequency distributions were prepared. Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact test were used to test the association bet.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-0665.1000322