Evaluation of Clinical and Demographic Profile of Pediatrics Patients Presenting with Acute Diarrhea in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital

Pediatrics Patients Presenting with Acute Diarrhea

Abstract

Background: Decreasing trend of exclusive breast feeding and faulty practices of bottle-feeding play an important role in the causes of acute diarrhoea. The main cause of death in acute diarrhoea is dehydration, which results from the loss of fluid and electrolytes in diarrheal stools. The present work was planned to assess renal function (Blood Urea and Serum Creatinine) in acute diarrheal disease with dehydration. Subjects and Methods: This prospective, observational clinical study was carried out in the Department of Pediatrics, Sakshi Medical College and Research Centre, Miana, Madhya Pradesh during the period from March, 2017 to May, 2018. The sample size was 72; with 2 groups A and B having 36 patients each. Results: In group A, a majority of 20 (55.6%) patients were not given bottle feeding while the remaining 16 (44.6%) were given. Almost 21 (58.3%) patients were not given bottle-feeding whereas 15 (41.7%) were given in group B. Maximum patients 20 (55.6%) of A and 19 (52.6%) of B group had no dehydration whereas remaining 16 (44.4%) and 17 (47.2%) patients had some dehydration respectively. Conclusion: The Fever and vomiting were the complaints nearly all often linked with diarrhea. A slight fewer than half of the children under research had some-dehydration. Almost half of the study population goes to the toddler age group.