Evaluation of a clinical dehydration scale in children requiring intravenous rehydration

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Kinlin, Laura M ^a   Freedman, Stephen B ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Dehydration; Emergencies; Gastroenteritis; Severity Of illness

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; INFUSION FLUID;

ACCURACY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DEHYDRATION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REHYDRATION; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BICARBONATES; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84860564385     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2985     Document Type: Article

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