Intravenous Rehydration for Severe Acute Malnutrition with Gastroenteritis

• 2025

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• Kathryn Maitland; San Maurice Ouattara; Hadiza Sainna; Abdullahi Chara; Oluwakemi Ogundipe; Temmy Sunyoto
PMID: 40513026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2505752

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This article describes how giving fluids through an IV can help children with severe malnutrition who also have gastroenteritis. The study looks at whether this treatment is safe and effective for these very sick children. It explains the risks and benefits of using intravenous rehydration, as well as how it compares to other ways of treating dehydration in malnourished kids. The article aims to find the best way to help these children recover safely when they are both dehydrated and severely undernourished.

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Focus Areas: Everyday Emergency; Infectious Disease

Audience: Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Africa; Dehydration; Fluid Therapy; Gastroenteritis; Parenteral Nutrition; Pediatrics; Treatment Outcome; Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Severe Acute Malnutrition

Institutions: Imperial College London; Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI); Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders

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