Intravenous rehydration of malnourished children with acute gastroenteritis and severe dehydration: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Rehydration strategies in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) and severe dehydration are extremely cautious. The World Health Organization (WHO) SAM guidelines advise strongly against intravenous fluids unless the child is shocked or severely dehydrated and unable to tolerate oral fluids. Otherwise, guidelines recommend oral or nasogastric rehydration using low sodium oral rehydration solutions. There is limited evidence to support these recommendations. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies on 15 ^th June 2017 comparing different strategies of rehydration therapy in children with acute gastroenteritis and severe dehydration, specifically relating to intravenous rehydration, u

SUBMITTER: Houston KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5590082 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature