The assessment of clinical dehydration scales diagnostic accuracy (CDS scale, WHO scale, Gorelick scale) among small children.
The eligible patient admitted to the hospital with acute diarrhea, after given written consent for participation in the study by the child's parents, will be clinically assessed. Dehydration syndromes noted by physician will be recorded in special form (in attachment). Than, the child will be weighted on a standard scale. The next body mass evaluation will take place, when patient's clinical condition will by classified as good by the attending physician and the child will be at least 24 hours after finishing intravenous or probe rehydration therapy.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
108
Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Warsaw
Warsaw, Poland
RECRUITINGCDS scale evaluation
sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios for CDS scale for dehydration \<3%, 3-6%, \>6%
Time frame: all necessary data will be collected till patient's discharge day (ca. 5 days after admition to the hospital)
WHO scale evaluation
sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios for WHO scale for dehydration \<5%, 5-10%, \>10%
Time frame: all necessary data will be collected till patient's discharge day (ca. 5 days after admition to the hospital)
Gorelick scale evaluation
sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative likelihood ratios for Gorelick scale for dehydration ≥5%, ≥10%
Time frame: when all data will be collectedall necessary data will be collected till patient's discharge day (ca. 5 days after admition to the hospital)
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