OBJECTIVE This article reviews and synthesizes evidence in the published literature on the safety and efficacy of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) among young children with pediatric gastroenteritis in developed nations. METHODOLOGY We searched the literature for randomized, controlled trials comparing the safety and efficacy of ORT with intravenous (IV) rehydration treatment and/or oral rehydr...

OBJECTIVE To describe knowledge and perceptions regarding the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) for the management of diarrheal diseases among formal and informal health care providers and community caregivers in the Guatemalan department of Santa Rosa, and to recommend strategies to increase ORS use for management of diarrhea in children. METHODS From July to September 2008, in-depth, s...

OBJECTIVES Parents may be deterred from obtaining commercial oral rehydration solutions (ORS) for their young children with acute diarrheal disease because of its availability and/or cost, especially if they are poor. We conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine 1) whether low-income parents could safely mix and administer cereal-based ORS (CBORS) both from ingredients commonly found i...

Whole gut perfusion in humans was used to compare the effect on intestinal water and electrolyte transport of the World Health Organisation oral rehydration solution (solution II, composition in mmol/l: glucose 111, sodium 90, bicarbonate 30, potassium 20; 308 mOsm/kg); a hypertonic commercial oral rehydration solution (solution III, glucose 188, sodium 50, bicarbonate 20, potassium 20 mmol/l; ...

On November 13 and 14, 1996, a scientific symposium on oral rehydration therapy (ORT) was held at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health in Baltimore, MD. The purpose of the meeting was to review the current treatment practices for the treatment of this disease in the United States. The group noted that diarrhea resulted in 300 to 400 deaths per year among children, ap...

exhibit two peaks; one at 265 nm, consistent with DNA absorption, and the second at 450 nm. Bilirubin absorbs maximally between 420 to 480 nm-the blue range. Despite such evidence, few clinically adverse side effects have been reported. Ennever et al3 found the most effective wavelength for the production of 4Z 15E bilirubin to be 390 nm with an overall effective band from 350 to 470 nm. But ot...

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics Committee For Framing Guidelines On The Management Of Diarrhea In Children (members listed in Annexure 1) convened a meeting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, to revise the guidelines for management of diarrhea in children. The focus of this review was oral rehydration solutions, zinc and probiotics in acute diarrhea, drug treatment of d...

The Indian Academy of Pediatrics National Task Force for framing Guidelines on the Management of Diarrhea in children convened a meeting at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences under the chairmanship of Professor MK Bhan in August 2003, to revise the guidelines for management of diarrhea in children. The focus of this review was oral rehydration solutions, zinc and probiotics in acute di...