Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
- Volume 9 Issue 1
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- Pages.23-30
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- 2006
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- 2234-8646(pISSN)
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- 2234-8840(eISSN)
Clinical Usefulness of Serum Uric Acid in Gastroenteritis Patients with lJehydration
급성장염으로 인한 탈수 환아에서 혈청 요산의 염상적 유용성
- Song, Jun Ho (Department of Pediatrics, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
- Jang, Myung Wan (Department of Pediatrics, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
- Yoo, Hwang Jae (Department of Pediatrics, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
- Kim, Cheol Hong (Department of Pediatrics, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
- 송준호 (괜동대학교 의과대학 소아과혁 교실) ;
- 장명완 (괜동대학교 의과대학 소아과혁 교실) ;
- 유황재 (괜동대학교 의과대학 소아과혁 교실) ;
- 김철흥 (괜동대학교 의과대학 소아과혁 교실)
- Received : 2006.01.31
- Accepted : 2006.02.27
- Published : 2006.03.01
Abstract
Purpose: The estimation of fluid deficit is crucial to the proper management of dehydrated children. Without well-documented serial weights on the same scale, the estimation of any given child's fluid deficit is imprecise and dependent largely on subjective clinical criteria. Despite the abundance of literature on clinical and laboratory evaluation of dehydration, few studies have focused on serum uric acid. So, we examined the usefulness of scrum uric acid in gastroenteritis patients with dehydration. Methods: Medical records of 90 gastroenteritis patients were retrospectively reviewed. By the body weight loss, we classified patients with mild, moderate, and severe dehydration groups. We studied the relevance of laboratory data (BUN, creatinine, serum bicarbonate, glucose, urine specific gravity, and uric acid) with dehydration. Results: 54 children (60%) were dehydrated mildly, 24 (26%) dehydrated and moderately, and 12 (14%) dehydrated severely. Statistically significant differences in BUN, creatinine, serum bicarbonate, glucose, and urine specific gravity could not be observed. But there was significant relationship between uric acid and the degree of dehydration. Data analysis suggested that the level of 7.0 mg/dL is the best cut-off value for predicting the development of moderate or severe dehydration. At this cut-off value, the sensitivity and specificity were 66.6% and 87.1%. Conclusion: Our study supports that the measurement of serum uric acid with traditional scale is useful for predicting the development of dehydration. But, in order 10 be used as the indicator for proper treatment at an earlier stage, further validation about serum uric acid is necessary.
목 적: 급성 장염은 소아의 유병률과 사망률의 중요한 원인이기 때문에, 탈수 정도를 정확하게 평가하여 교정하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 이러한 탈수평가에서 임상적 척도들과 검사실 지표들의 효용성이 비교 연구되어 왔고, 검사실 지표들의 효용성이 비교 연구되어 왔고, 검사실 지표들 중 BUN, creatinine, 중탄산엽, 혈당, 요비중 등이 쉽게 검체를 얻을 수 있고 신속하게 결과를 알 수 있어 많이 연구되어 왔다. 본 연구는 이러한 검사실 지표들과 함께 요산을 체중 변화에 의한 탈수의 정도와 비교하고자 하였다. 방 법: 2002년 6월부터 2003년 12월까지 관동대학교 명지병원에 장염으로 인한 탈수증세로 입원한 환자 90명을 대상으로 하였다. 수액치료를 하기 전에 각각의 환자의 체중을 측정하였고, 퇴원 전에 다시 체중을 측정하여, ([최종 체중-초기 체중/최종체중]