Intravenous fluids for children with gastroenteritis

Intravenous fluids for children with gastroenteritis

Banks and Meadows compare treatment with intravenous fluids from oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in children with acute vomiting and diarrhea. They stress that most children with gastroenteritis do not require intravenous fluids and will respond favorably to ORT. Intravenous fluids do not shorten the...

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Veröffentlicht in:American family physician 2005-01, Vol.71 (1), p.121-122
Hauptverfasser: Banks, J Burton, Meadows, Sue
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child
Dehydration
Drug therapy
Fluid Therapy - methods
Gastroenteritis - therapy
Gastrointestinal diseases
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Pediatrics
Rehydration Solutions - therapeutic use
Side effects
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Zusammenfassung:Banks and Meadows compare treatment with intravenous fluids from oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in children with acute vomiting and diarrhea. They stress that most children with gastroenteritis do not require intravenous fluids and will respond favorably to ORT. Intravenous fluids do not shorten the duration of gastroenteritis and are more likely to cause adverse effects than ORT.
ISSN:0002-838X