Managing Acute Gastroenteritis Among Children

• 2003

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• Caleb King; Roger Glass; Joseph Bresee; Christopher Duggan
PMID: 14627948

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This article is about managing acute gastroenteritis in children. It describes the importance of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) using oral rehydration solutions (ORS) to treat dehydration caused by diarrhea. The report highlights the benefits of ORT, including reduced hospital visits and deaths, and emphasizes early nutritional support during treatment. It also mentions recent advances like zinc supplementation and lower osmolarity ORS for better outcomes. The text encourages educating parents on starting ORT at home to prevent complications from diarrhea in children worldwide.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Acute Disease; Child; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Diarrhea, Infantile; Gastroenteritis; Hospitalization; Rehydration Solutions; United States

Institutions: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Boston Children's Hospital

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