Dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis E86
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intravenous rehydration with 50 ml/kg 1:1 solution over the course of six hours. If inability to take in fliuid continues, i.v. substitution of daily fluid requirement with Glucose 5%: 100 ml
Sponsors
Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
3 Months to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea • moderate dehydration (accord. to WHO 10 point score) • inability to drink sufficient fluid • age between three months and six years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • mild or severe dehydration (accord. to WHO 10 point score) • severe chronic diseases • long term medication, affecting the course of the gastroenteritis • age six years • other complications (hypernatriaemia, hypoglycaemia)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of inpatient hospital stay in nights, measured according to the date and time of admission and discharge. Current average length of stay: 3.5 nights´. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Success of rehydration therapy, measured by comparing the WHO-score for clinical signs of dehydration at admission and at reevaluation after six hours • adverse side effects such as phlebitis and paralytic ileus, documented by the nurses on the nurse sheet, by the doctors on the doctor sheet, by the parents on the parnet questionnaire or during the telephone interview two weeks after discharge • incidence of postenteritic syndrome, documented during the telephone interview • satisfaction of parents with treatment, documented on parent questionnaire upon discharge and again two weeks later during the telephone interview | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Meissner
Klinik für Allgemeine Pädiatrie Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Outcome results
None listed