Comparing the accuracy of the three popular clinical dehydration scales in children with diarrhea

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Authors

Kimberly Pringle · Brown University

Sachita Shah · Brown University

Irenée Umulisa

Richard B. Mark Munyaneza

Jean Marie Dushimiyimana

Katrina Stegmann

Juvenal Musavuli · University Teaching Hospital of Butare

Protegene Ngabitsinze · University Teaching Hospital of Butare

Sara Stulac

Abstract

In this sample of children, the WHO scale, Gorelick scale, and CDS did not provide an accurate assessment of dehydration status when used by general physicians and nurses in a developing world setting.

Topics & Keywords

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Child Nutrition and Water Access Education and Critical Thinking Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume 4, Issue 1, pp. 58-58

DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-58

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