24. ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY: A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM
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Oral Rehydration Therapy, a ‘simple Solution’ : History and Global Application*
* Eleventh (11th) Hasi Majumdar Memorial Lecture, E.T.O., University of Calcutta, February 28, 2014 ** Director, Society for Applied Studies, CF-198, Salt Lake, Sector-I, Kolkata-700 064 My friends often asked me to write my own account on the development of ORT and its global implementation. I hesitated so long partly due to my preoccupation with my ongoing work and partly my desire not to off...
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Diarrhea is the leading cause of morbidity and death in developing Countries) "3 Even in developed countries Such as the United States, approximately 500 diarrheal deaths occur each year, and approximately 200,000 persons are hospitalized each year for diarrheal illnesses. 4 Thus diarrheal diseases are a considerable disease burden and cause economic loss in both developed and developing countr...
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The efficacy of oral rehydration solution without bicarbonate was compared with World Health Organisation oral rehydration solution in 98 young children in a double blind and randomised clinical trial. These children had varying degrees of dehydration and acidosis caused by acute watery diarrhoea. The mean serum bicarbonate concentration on admission was 13.3 mmol(mEq)/1 in the former and 13.1 ...
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Oral rehydration therapy, (also ORT, oral rehydration salts or solutions (ORS), oral electrolyte), is a simple, cheap, and effective treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhea, particularly gastroenteritis, such as that caused by cholera or rotavirus. ORT consists of a solution of salts and sugars which is administered orally. It is used around the world, but is most important in the de...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198707000-00045