Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 21 No 11-12 (1981): November - December 1981

Edema in oral rehydration

Sugijanto Sugijanto (Department of Child Health, Hasanuddin University Medical School, Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi)
Nassir Abbas (Department of Child Health, Hasanuddin University Medical School, Ujung Pandang, South Sulawesi)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 1981

Abstract

During 7 monts from February through September 1978, 160 cases of moderate dehydration due to diarrheal diseases had been admitted to the Department of Child Health of the General Hospital Ujung Pandang.All of them received ORS orally ad libitum or by gastric drips. Seven children (5 females and 2 males) showed periorbital with or without pretibial edema, aged 2 - 16 months with a bodyweight of 3.4- 9.5 kg.Three out of seven children had good nutritional status, 3 others were undernourished and 1 had severe malnutrition.All children got ORS ranging between 500-4400 mL. Edema disappeared within 9.5-48 hours after withdrawal of ORS.The relationship between edema and age, sex, nutritional status and total amount of ORS/Na+ received was still not understood but edema appeared more frequently in cases receiving ORS/Na+ excessively.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

paediatrica-indonesiana

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Paediatrica Indonesiana is a medical journal devoted to the health, in a broad sense, affecting fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, belonged to the Indonesian Pediatric Society. Its publications are directed to pediatricians and other medical practitioners or researchers at all levels of ...