Parents’ Attitudes toward Oral Rehydration Therapy in Children with Mild-to-Moderate Dehydration

Objective. According to current guidelines, the first line of treatment for mild-to-moderate dehydration is oral rehydration; the second line is rehydration through a nasogastric tube. Both methods are widely underused. This study was conducted to evaluate parents’ attitudes towards rehydration meth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vered Nir, Erez Nadir, Yaffa Schechter, Adi Kline-Kremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/828157