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- Title
Assessment of cases of acute gastroenteritis in children.
- Authors
Garg, Vinod Kumar
- Abstract
Background:Acute gastroenteritis or diarrheal disease is still one of the leading causes of death in developing countries. The present study was conducted to assess cases of acute gastroenteritis in children. Materials & Methods:40 Pediatric patients of acute gastroenteritis of both genders were included and duration of illness, signs, and symptoms at admission, clinical and laboratory parameters were recorded. Results: Out of 40 patients, males were 22 and females were 18. Dysentery was seen 10 died and 6 survived, 12 lethargy cases of died and 4 of survived, poor oral intake in 15 died and 12 survived children. Signs of tachycardia was seen in 9 and 2, hypotension in 10 and 5 and pallor in 12 and 7 died and survived children. The mean blood glucose (mg/dl) was 96 and 98, blood urea was 59 and 63, creatinine (mg/dl) was 0.7 and 0.9, albumin (g/dl) was 2.5 and 3.2. Inotropes in first 24 hours was needed in 14 and 20, ventilation in the first 24 hours seen in 13 and 17, RC transfusion in the first 24 hours in 15 and 11 and duration of PICU stay in days was seen in 4 and 5 in died and survived children respectively. The difference was nonsignificant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Severe acute malnutrition and hypoalbuminemia were associated with increased risk of death.
- Subjects
GASTROENTERITIS; CHILD patients; BLOOD sugar; DYSENTERY; CAUSES of death; BLOOD transfusion reaction
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research), 2021, Vol 12, Issue 6, p1158
- ISSN
0975-3583
- Publication type
Article