Clinico-aetiological Profile and Outcome of Hypernatremic Dehydration in Term Neonates Admitted to the NICU at a Tertiary Care Centre in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

• Main Authors: Sanchi Gagneja (Author), Dileep Goyal (Author), Hemlata Mittal (Author), Savita Shekhawat (Author), Devendra Sareen (Author), Sukhanwar Sing Sandhu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction: Hypernatremic dehydration is commonly found in the first week of neonatal life. Hypernatremia develops when water loss exceeds sodium loss, as in lactational failure with inadequate breastfeeding, or when sodium intake exceeds water intake disproportionately (salt poisoning), such as w...