Comparing the accuracy of the three popular clinical dehydration scales in children with diarrhea

Pringle, Kimberly; Shah, Sachita; Umulisa, Irenée; B. Mark Munyaneza, Richard; Marie Dushimiyimana, Jean; Stegmann, Katrina; Musavuli, Juvenal; Ngabitsinze, Protegene; Stulac, Sara; C. Levine, Adam

doi:10.1186/1865-1380-4-58

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Comparing the accuracy of the three popular clinical dehydration scales in children with diarrhea

Published in International Journal of Emergency Medicine • Sep 9, 2011

Authors:

Kimberly Pringle

Sachita Shah

Irenée Umulisa

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Dehydration due to acute gastroenteritis is one of the leading causes of mortality in children worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) scale, the Gorelick scale, and the Clinical Dehydration Scale (CDS) were created to estimate percentage dehydration in children with gastroenterit...

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Medicine

Gold standard (test)

Receiver operating characteristic

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