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Background: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of illness & death among children in developing countries. Hypernatraemia is a serious complication in acute diarrhoea. It is usually associated with high case fatality rate . Objective: This study, was undertaken to measure the frequency of hypernatraemia, its clinical presentation and the immediate outcome of the problem in Specialized Paediatric Hospital settings. Methods: This was cross sectional observational study. A total of hundred and seven children with acute diarrhoea aged between 2 months to 60 months of both sex admitted in the inpatient department of Dhaka Shishu Hospital and ICH and SSF Hospital, Mirpur-2, over a period of 6 months from August 2011 to February 2012 were included randomly in the study. Serum electrolytes was checked in all the study children just after admission before starting any treatment and at 24 and 72 hours after admission. Results: Among 107 children, hypernatraemia accounted for 12(11.2%) of children. Patients who developed hypernatraemia 4(33.3%) were mild, 5(41.7%) moderate and 3(25%) severely hypernatraemic. The proportion of children with consciousness at baseline and after 24 hours was staggeringly lower in severe hypernatraemic children than that in mild and moderate children. Intact sensory function was found in all mild s VOL 39 (1) :18-23

Frequency, Clinical Presentation and Immediate Outcome of Hypernatraemic Dehydration in Children with Acute Diarrhoea