Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2018
Randomized Controlled TrialClinical Impact of Rapid Intravenous Rehydration With Dextrose Serum in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis.
We designed a study to compare rapid intravenous rehydration based on 0.9% normal saline (NS) or on NS + glucose 2.5% serum (SGS 2.5%) in patients with dehydration secondary to acute gastroenteritis. Our hypothesis is that the addition of glucose 2.5% serum (SGS 2.5%) to 0.9% saline solution could reduce the proportion of hospital admissions and return emergency visits in these patients. The secondary objective was to identify differences in the evolution of blood glucose and ketonemia between the groups. ⋯ Our results enabled us to conclude that there were no significant differences in hospital admission or return visits to the emergency department between children with dehydration secondary to acute gastroenteritis.