Dehydration in Children
Conditions
Brief summary
Capillary refill is used clinically to assess multiple things in children. This is a prospective observational study of the correlation between capillary refill time and degree of dehydration in children seen in a pediatric ED.
Detailed description
All patient presenting to the pediatric ER at OHSU less than 10 years are eligible to be enrolled if being seen for a condition putting them at risk for dehydration including emesis, diarrhea, etc. Children will have their capillary refill time measured and then sent home with a digital scale to track their weight. This will serve as the standard for calculating percent dehydration. When a patient has reached a stable weight at 1 week we will assume this is their healthy weight. There is no intervention in the study.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTCapillary Refill
We are measuring capillary refill to assess it's correlation with dehydration in children
Sponsors
Oregon Health and Science University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 10 Years
Inclusion criteria
* All children with chief complaint of diarrhea, emesis, nausea, abdominal pain
Exclusion criteria
* Any child with chronic cardiac or pulm disease, raynauds syndrome, bilateral upper extremity trauma, previously enrolled in the study, already received IVF in the previous 48hrs, surgery within 1week, osteogenesis imperfecta.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Capillary Refill time | 1 week | Assessing correlation of the refill time and percent dehydration |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed