PREVALENCE OF DEHYDRATION AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. SARMAD SARSHAR, DR. AHMED JAHANGIR MIR, DR. SAHAR SARSHAR |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4432932 |
Daftar Isi:
- Dehydration is a deficit of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes. It occurs when free water loss exceeds free water intake, usually due to exercise, disease, or high environmental temperature. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in the emergency department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender and history of dehydration were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. A total of 50 patients presenting in outdoor department were included in this study i.e., 25 males (50%) and 25 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 23.11±2.31 years. Out of these patients, eleven patients presented with history of dehydration. Fluid replacements were done accordingly.