Letters to the Editor: Oral rehydration therapy

Research-agenda Bias: letters to the editor

Oral rehydration therapy

Oral rehydration therapy, (also ORT, oral rehydration salts or solutions (ORS), oral electrolyte), is a simple, cheap, and effective treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhea, particularly gastroenteritis, such as that caused by cholera or rotavirus. ORT consists of a solution of salts and sugars which is administered orally. It is used around the world, but is most important in the de...

SESSION II. ORAL REHYDRATION Oral rehydration perspective therapy: A global

Diarrhea is the leading cause of morbidity and death in developing Countries) "3 Even in developed countries Such as the United States, approximately 500 diarrheal deaths occur each year, and approximately 200,000 persons are hospitalized each year for diarrheal illnesses. 4 Thus diarrheal diseases are a considerable disease burden and cause economic loss in both developed and developing countr...

Barriers to use of oral rehydration therapy.

OBJECTIVE To identify potential barriers to the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) by pediatric practitioners. DESIGN Cross-sectional, anonymous, self-administered survey of physicians' ORT knowledge, attitudes, and practice. SETTING A national continuing medical education conference. PARTICIPANTS One hundred four general pediatricians primarily in private practice (66%) who completed ...

Oral rehydration therapy--from theory to practice.