A Prospective Study on the Clinical Features of Hyponatremic Dehydration in Acute Gastroenteritis

Abstract

Introduction:Babies and children with gentle lack of hydration regularly have negligible or no clinical changes other than a lessening in pee yield. Alongside diminished pee yield in kids with moderate drying out regularly have dried mucous layers, diminished skin turgor, crabbiness, tachycardia with diminished hair like refill, and profound breath. Methodology: The study was done in Deccan College of Medical Sciences & Owaisi Group of Hospitals. Study population consisted from Infants to children aged till 12 years attending the paediatric Department both OPD and IPD care for acute gastroenteritis are enroll in the study. Aims and Objectives: To estimate the incidence of hyponatraemic dehydrationin neonates and children. To evaluates the clinical features associated with acute gastroenteritis associated dehydration. Results: 80 cases were studied and analyzed to detect Gastroenteritis associated dehydration and its clinical features as a possible risk factor for hyponatremia. It was found that 60% of the males were having acute gastroenteritis while it was 40% in female subjects. The data also reveals that higher incidence of acute GE was noted between 6 to 24 months of age while the lower incidence was found in the subjects above 36 months of age. Conclusion: The clinical impression of the type of dehydration and electrolyte disturbances was fairly consistent with serum electrolytes values. This suggest that routine estimation of serum electrolytes is not necessary however it is necessary whenever electrolyte imbalance is suspected on clinical grounds and in cases which do not respond satisfactorily with routine fluid electrolyte therapy.