Document Detail


Fluid management of hypernatraemic dehydration to prevent cerebral oedema: a retrospective case control study of 97 children in China.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20412412     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIM: To compare the fluid management of hypernatraemic dehydration in acute gastroenteritis in those who developed cerebral oedema (cases) versus those who did not (controls).
METHODS: A retrospective study of 97 cases of hypernatraemic dehydration at a tertiary children's hospital in China over five years, in which rehydration regimes of 49 children who developed cerebral oedema were compared with 48 children who made an uneventful recovery.
RESULTS: Risk factors for cerebral oedema (vs. no cerebral oedema) were an initial fluid bolus (29/49 vs. 15/48, P=0.006), the mean rate of bolus infusion (14.7+/-2.2 vs. 10.8+/-1.4 mL/kg/hr, P<0.001), the severity of hypernatraemia (serum sodium 167.7+/-7.8 vs. 161.3+/-7.9 mmol/L, P<0.001) and the overall rehydration rate (8.2+/-1.1 vs. 6.4+/-0.6 mL/kg/hr, P<0.001). On logistic regression, a rapid rehydration rate was the most significant contributor to cerebral oedema. From receive operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, the safe rate of rehydration was <6.8 mL/kg/hr.
CONCLUSION: The key risk factors for the development of cerebral oedema during recovery from hypernatraemic dehydration were too rapid a rate of rehydration, an initial fluid bolus to rapidly expand plasma volume and the severity of the hypernatraemia. Thus, we conclude that a uniformly slow rate of rehydration is the best way of preventing cerebral oedema.
Authors:
Chengqing Fang; Jianhua Mao; Yuwen Dai; Yonghui Xia; Haidong Fu; Yifang Chen; Yaping Wang; Aimin Liu
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-04-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of paediatrics and child health     Volume:  46     ISSN:  1440-1754     ISO Abbreviation:  J Paediatr Child Health     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-20     Completed Date:  2010-12-07     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9005421     Medline TA:  J Paediatr Child Health     Country:  Australia    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  301-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Nephrology, The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hang Zhou, China.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Brain Edema / etiology,  prevention & control*
Case-Control Studies
China
Dehydration / physiopathology*,  therapy*
Fluid Therapy*
Gastroenteritis
Humans
Hypernatremia / physiopathology*,  therapy*
Infant
Male
Retrospective Studies
Treatment Outcome

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Assessing quality of life in paediatric clinical practice.
Next Document:  Transgenerational tobacco smoke exposure and childhood cancer: an observational study.