Diarrhea in neonatal intensive care unit

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2010; 16(21): 2664-2668
Published online Jun 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2664

Table 4 Severity of dehydration, modalities of rehydration and clinical outcomes n (%)

	Acute	Chronic
Number of patients	36	3
Degree of dehydration
Severe dehydration^a	5 (13.9)	2 (66.7)
Rehydration modalities
Exclusively oral rehydration	18 (50.0)	1 (33.3)
Exclusively parenteral rehydration	2 (5.6)	1 (33.3)
Oral plus parenteral rehydration	16 (44.4)	1 (33.3)
Clinical outcomes
Duration of diarrhea^a (d)	5.7 ± 2.5	44.3 ± 6.7
Electrolyte abnormalities	8 (22.2)	2 (66.7)
Deaths	2 (5.5)	1 (33.3)

^aP < 0.05. Data are expressed as mean ± SD when not specified.

Citation: Passariello A, Terrin G, Baldassarre ME, De Curtis M, Paludetto R, Berni Canani R. Diarrhea in neonatal intensive care unit. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(21): 2664-2668
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i21/2664.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2664