Open AccessHyponatremia in children hospitalized at Nishtar Hospital, Multan.
Author(s) -
Samia Jabeen Joiya,
Muhammad Azam Khan,
Muhammad Bello Ibrahim,
Zahid Ahmad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.06.3220
Subject(s) - medicine , hyponatremia , pediatrics , acute gastroenteritis , population , socioeconomic status , environmental health
Objectives: Acute gastroenteritis is a common illness that leads to significant morbidity and mortality in pediatric population. This study was aimed to determine the frequency of hyponatremia among hospitalized children having acute gastroenteritis. Study Design: Cross-sectional Study. Setting: Unit-ll, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Nishtar Medical College and Hospital, Multan. Period: From 1st January 2018 to 30th June 2018. Material & Methods: A total of 232 children aged 1-12 years of either sex, clinically assessed cases of acute gastroenteritis with duration of illness 3 days were significantly associated (P value < 0.05) with hyponatremia. Conclusion: Frequency of hyponatremia was high in children with AGE. Male children, poor socioeconomic status, no use of hypotonic IV fluid therapy, no intake of ORS and prolonged disease duration were significantly associated with hyponatremia.