Continuous diagnostic models for volume deficit in patients with acute diarrhea.
J Austin LeeKexin QuMonique GaineySamika S KanekarMeagan A BarrySabiha NasrinNur H AlamChristopher H SchmidAdam C LevinePublished in: Tropical medicine and health (2021)
These are the first mathematical models for patients with acute diarrhea that allow for the calculation of a patient's percentage dehydration (fluid deficit) and subsequent targeted treatment with fluid resuscitation. These findings are an improvement on existing World Health Organization care algorithms.