Ratio of Inferior Vena Cava and Aorta Diameter in Dehydrated Children

Summary

* There is no definite tool for measurement of dehydration in children * Subjective clinical dehydration scale is considered as valuable scoring system, but it cannot be reliable among clinicians sometimes. * Some authors found Inferior vena cava/Aorta ratio can be a objective marker for dehydration * However, there is no evidence of correlation between clinical dehydration scale and inferior vena cava/aorta ratio * We will observe correlation between clinical dehydration scale and inferior vena cava/aorta ratio and change of the ratio according to hydration with intravenous normal saline infusion.

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Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2015-04

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