• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.405-410
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• 2020

Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is safe and effective for the prevention and treatment of dehydration in children. It has been commercially available as a small packaging unit that needs to be taken with a specified amount of water. Intake of incorrectly formulated ORS results in side effects, such as electrolyte imbalance and upper gastrointestinal (GI) disturbance. We experienced a case of severe GI hemorrhage from gastric and duodenal ulcers in a previously healthy child following intake of incorrectly formulated ORS. GI hemorrhage in children is often life threatening and reaching a diagnosis may be challenging. Commercially manufactured packets of powdered oral rehydration salts have been widely used and GI hemorrhage associated with an improperly diluted ORS has been rarely reported. Caution and education for proper preparation of ORS are imperative.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제12권sup1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2009

The mainstay in the management of mild to moderately dehydrated children is fast rehydration by using hypotonic ORS (oral rehydration solution) and complete resumption of normal diet, including lactose-containing formula after 4 hours rehydration. Since the majority of young children with uncomplicated acute diarrhea will tolerate large amounts of undiluted non-human milk, withholding food and milk from children during diarrhea is not recommended anymore, regarding time to resolution and diarrhea control. In addition, routine dilution of milk and routine use of lactose-free formula are not necessary after fast ORS therapy. Breastfed infants and children fed with solid foods may safely continue receiving their usual diets during diarrhea instead of gradual reintroduction of feeding. However, young infants or children with severe diarrhea or malnutrition should be carefully treated under supervision if fed with lactose containing, non-human milk exclusively.

• 월간산업보건
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• 통권269호
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• pp.37-39
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• 2010

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.235-250
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• 2005

Acute diarrhea is one of the most common diseases that are seen in pediatric patients. In the management of acute diarrhea, several differential diagnostic criteria should be considered based on clinical and/or laboratory findings. These criteria include : (1) normal variant stool versus diarrhea (2) infectious versus non-infectious condition and (3) bacterial versus non-bacterial etiology. The use of antibiotics should be considered to manage diarrhea caused by bacteria accompanying fever and bloody diarrhea in the following cases : (1) patients with serious clinical course, (2) under three months, (3) immunocompromised patients, (4) patients with nutritional deficiency and (5) patients presenting with moderate-to-severe dehydration. In patients presenting with the symptoms suspected to be bacterial origin, whose clinical course is not serious, antibiotic therapy is not necessary. These patients are easily manageable at OPD level. Moreover, except for some cases in which the use of antibiotics is inevitable, pediatric diarrhea can be managed by providing the suitable foods alone with no necessity of other specific drugs. Accordingly, it is crucial not so much to depend on the drugs as to provide appropriate foods including oral rehydration solution(ORS) with no further episodes of diarrhea. Special attention should be paid to the fact that younger pediatric patients will undergo nutritional deficiency unless acute diarrhea is properly managed.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.15-27
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• 1990

Effects of oral administration of electrolyte solutions were studied in experimentally dehydrated adult sheep. By the latin square method five ruminal fistulated sheep were examined and dehydrated by deprivation of feed and water for 72 hours. Tap water, physiological saline, 0.45% NaCl+120 mM/L glucose and 0.9% NaCl+1% propylene glycol solution were orally administrated after dehydration, respectively. Rehydration effect and modification of the rumen function were compared. 1. After 72 hours of deprivation of feed and water, sheep were hypertonic dehydrated and blood acid-base parameters were not significantly changed. And there was marked increase in ruminal pH and decrease in ruminal total volatile fatty acid(VFA) concentration. 2. After the fluids administration the changes in blood acid-base parameters were not significant in all groups. 3. Although glucose fermentation in the rumen was observed, 0.45% NaCl+120 mM/L glucose was more effective in rehydration than physiological saline and tap water. But it was difficult to know the rehydration effect of 0.9% NaCl+1% propylene glycol solution exactly because of excessive increase in plasma osmolality. 4. After refeeding, total concentration and proportions of ruminal volatile fatty acid(VFA) were not significantly different among groups and recovered to normal concentration but not in proportions after 2 days in all groups. 5. In vitro cultured ruminal protozoa were susceptible to the decrease of the pH and osmolality.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.464-471
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• 2020

Purpose: Some probiotic strains reduce the duration of acute diarrhea. Because of strain and product specificity, each product needs to be supported by clinical data. This study aimed to test the efficacy of the synbiotic food supplement Probiotical (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis, Bifidobacterium infantis, fructo-oligosaccharides) in children with acute gastroenteritis of likely infectious origin. The primary endpoint was the number of children with normal stool consistency during the treatment duration. Methods: A total of 46 children (aged 3.6 months to 12 years) with acute gastroenteritis that started less than 48 hours prior to their visit at a hospital-based emergency department were included in this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. All children were treated with oral rehydration solution and placebo (n=20) or the test product (n=26). Results: Significantly more children had a normal stool consistency on days 1 and 2 in the probiotic group: 5 children (20%) on day 1 in the probiotic group compared with none in the placebo group (p=0.046). On day 2, 11 children in the probiotic group (46%) and 3 (16%) in the placebo group (p=0.024) had a normal stool consistency. The mean duration of diarrhea was shorter in the probiotic group compared with that in the placebo group (3.04±1.36 vs. 4.20±1.34 days) (p=0.018). Conclusion: The test product was shown to normalize stool consistency significantly more rapidly than the placebo. These data confirm the findings from a previous study in a larger group of children performed in a primary healthcare setting.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권12호
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• pp.1217-1223
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• 2003

목 적 : 전라북도 소아과 개원의의 급성 위장염에 대한 이해와 환자의 진단과 치료에 대한 경험과 인식을 알아보고 최근 개발된 로타 바이러스 백신에 대한 인식을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2002년 4월부터 6월까지 전라북도에서 소아과 의원을 개원하고 있는 소아과 전문의를 대상으로 미리 작성된 설문지를 이용하여 우편배달을 통해 조사하였다. 배포된 설문지 수는 총 82매였고 이 중 63명의 소아과 전문의가 응답하여 회수율은 76.8%였다. 급성 위장염 환자의 비율, 선호하는 치료제 및 방법, 항생제 사용빈도 및 종류, 항생제 사용을 고려하는 임상소견, 급성 위장염 환자에서 시행해 보고 싶은 검사, 로타 바이러스 백신에 대한 관심도와 사용 계획에 대해 조사하였다. 결 과 : 급성 위장염 환자는 연중 발생하였으며 겨울과 봄에 약간 많았다. 주로 사용하는 치료제로는 유산균 제제(84.1%), 경구용 수액제(79.4%), 효소제(58.8%)를 선호하였다. 대부분 의사들이 전체 위장염 환자의 20% 이하에서 항생제를 사용하였고, 주로 사용하는 항생제는 amoxicillin(61.3%)과 trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole(39.7%)이였으며, 항생제 사용을 고려하는 임상증상은 혈변이나 점액변, 고열 등의 증상이었다. 급성위장염 환아에서 중요하다고 생각하거나 가능하면 해보고 싶은 검사는 대변 검사(로타 바이러스 항원, 적혈구, 백혈구), 복부 방사선 검사, 혈청 전해질 검사 등이었다. 대부분의 의사들이 로타 바이러스 백신에 대해 긍정적인 관심을 가지고 백신이 도입될 경우 사용하겠다고 하였으며, 백신사용을 결정할 때 중요하게 생각하는 점으로는 예방효과와 부작용이었다. 결 론 : 전라북도 소아과 개원의들의 급성 위장염 환자에 대한 인식은 대체로 긍정적인 것으로 판단되었으며, 앞으로 보다 적극적인 검사방법의 개발과 이용이 중요할 것으로 생각된다.