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Associating Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation with Clinical and Laboratory Evaluations of Pediatric Patients with Acute Gastroenteritis admitted at Gharyan Central and Teaching Hospital, Libya

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Globally, acute gastroenteritis is an ailment that is very common among children during their first 3 years of life at which they will most likely experience about 1 to 3 acute diarrheal illnesses that can generate complication such as dehydration and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The diagnosis itself and its accompanying complications can be easily identified though proper clinical and laboratory evaluation. The purpose of this study was to identify evidences of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and correlate with other clinical or laboratory tests related to other complications of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) such as dehydration and some metabolic imbalances. Almost all of pediatrics patient who are severely dehydrated, suffering from hypernatremia and with hyperammonemia are with evidences of DIC. Moreover, some of the variables found to be significantly associated with positive and strong relationship while some are not.

Source: Research Online (University of Wollongong)

Authors: Aisha A Sehari, Badridden F. A. Abufayed, A. Kiblasan, Florbeth U. Madamba

Language: English

Topic: Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2471088079

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