The prevalence and management of dehydration amongst neonatal admissions to general paediatric wards in Kenya—a clinical audit

An audit of randomly selected case records of 810 patients admitted to 13 hospitals between December 2015 and November 2016 was done. Prevalence of dehydration was 19.7% (2293 of 11 636) [95% CI: 17.1–22.6%], range across hospitals was 9.4% to 27.0%. Most cases with dehydration were clinically diagn...

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Main Authors: Akech, S, Rotich, B, Chepkirui, M, Ayieko, P, Irimu, G, English, M
Format: Journal article
Published: Oxford University Press 2018