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Acta Paediatr
; 102(8): e360-2, 2013 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23742119
RESUMEN
AIM: To evaluate changes in glomerular filtration rate in acute gastroenteritis. METHODS: The correlation between two clinical diagnostic scales and glomerular filtration rate has been investigated in 113 children with acute gastroenteritis in a paediatric emergency setting. RESULTS: A significant reduction of GFR was found in 10% children less than, and 5% children higher than, 2 years of age with acute gastroenteritis. CONCLUSION: The differences observed as for risk of renal hypoperfusion suggests to consider the age of children as an important determinant to consider the dehydration status in acute gastroenteritis.