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Assessing Dehydration Employing End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide in Children With Vomiting and Diarrhea

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Serum bicarbonate reflects dehydration severity in children with gastroenteritis. Previous work in children receiving intravenous rehydration has correlated end-tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) with serum bicarbonate. We evaluated whether EtCO2 predicts weight change in children with vomiting and/or diarrhea. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted. Eligible children were 3 months to 10 years old and presented for emergency …

Authors

Freedman SB; Johnson DW; Nettel-Aguirre A; Mikrogianakis A; Williamson-Urquhart S; Monfries N; Cheng A

Volume

34

Pagination

pp. 564-569

Publication Date

August 2018

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0000000000001177

Conference proceedings

Pediatric Emergency Care

ISSN

1535-1815