External validation of the DHAKA score and comparison with the current IMCI algorithm for the assessment of dehydration in children with diarrhoea: a prospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Adam C Levine, MD (Author), Justin Glavis-Bloom, MD (Author), Payal Modi, MD (Author), Sabiha Nasrin, MBBS (Author), Bita Atika, MBBS (Author), Soham Rege, BS (Author), Sarah Robertson, MS (Author), Christopher H Schmid, PhD (Author), Nur H Alam, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Background: Dehydration due to diarrhoea is a leading cause of child death worldwide, yet no clinical tools for assessing dehydration have been validated in resource-limited settings. The Dehydration: Assessing Kids Accurately (DHAKA) score was derived for assessing dehydration in children with diar...