The 2nd step of rehydration is supportive therapy, which correlates with the fluid
losses with vomiting and emptying, that continue.
Method of the 2nd step:
Supportive oral rehydration means that for the next 6 hours as many solutions are
entered, as the child has lost during the previous 6 hours.
An acceptable volume of solution for supportive rehydration for infants and toddlers is
50-100 ml, children elder than 2 yrs – 100-200 ml or 10 ml/kg of solution after each
emptying. It is possible to alternate oral rehydration solution with sugar free fruit or
vegetable decoctions, or green tea during this step of rehydration. In case of vomiting,
rehydration therapy is continued in 10 minutes. If the child refuses to drink or vomits
repeatedly an enteral rehydration with nasogastric tube is possible in the hospital. This
type of rehydration could be done continuously with a help of the tube for intravenous
infusion, with a speed no more than 10 ml/min.
Parenteral rehydration
Oral rehydration is combined with the parenteral rehydration in case of acute intestinal
infections with 3rd degree of dehydration, multiple vomiting, anorexia, if patient refuse to
drink oral rehydration solutions.
Solutions for parenteral rehydration:
•
Ringer’s lactat solution,
•
Ringer’s acetate solution,
•
Isotonic glucose solution,
•
Isotonic sodium chloride solution.
It is better not to use 0.9 % NaCl for children younger than 3 months as it has
relatively plenty of chlorine (154 mmol/l) and relatively high osmolarity (308 mosmol/l).
Monotherapy with glucose solution is not effective. Composition and correlation of
solutions depends on the type of dehydration.
It is necessary to eliminate solutions, which contain plenty of sodium, chlorine, glucose
(Disol, Trisol, Quartasol, Acesol, Laktasol, Chlosol and others like that) for rehydration of
infants and toddlers because of possible hypernatremia and intracellular edema
development. Also it is needed to correct ions deficiency (sodium, potassium,
magnesium, calcium) in plasma and acid-base imbalance.
Before starting parenteral rehydration, it is necessary to evaluate:
•
daily requirements of fluids and electrolytes,
•
type and degree of dehydration,
•
fluid current losses.
Principle of volume calculation for the IV infusion:
Daily volume of fluid in case of dehydration consists of:
• deficit of fluid before the treatment (a loss of body weight during the disease),
• physiologic fluid’s requirement,
• current pathological losses.
a)
For the calculation of physiologic fluid’s requirement the method of Holiday Segar
that is used all over the world is recommended (Table 3).
Table 3
Fluids physiologic requirements by Holiday Segar
Weight
Daily needs
1-10 kg
100 ml/kg
10.1-20 kg
1000 ml + 50 ml/kg for the every kilogram over 10 kgs
more than 20 kg 1500 ml + 20 ml/kg for the every kilogram over 20 kgs
b)
The calculation of fluid’s deficit depends on the degree of dehydration. It is evaluated
by the clinical signs or weight lost in %:
- 1 % of weight lost = 10 ml/kg
- 1 kg of weight loss = 1 liter
So, daily deficit of fluid is 50 ml/kg/day in case of the 1st degree of dehydration (5 % of
weight loss); 100 ml/kg/day – in case of 2nd degree (10 % of weight loss).
The expected volume of fluid is entered during a day.
The fluid is infused into peripheral veins for 4-8 hours; infusion could be repeated in 12 hours, if it
is necessary. So a patient gets intravenously 1/6 of daily volume for 4 hours, or 1/3 – for 8 hours).
A rest of volume is given through a mouth!
Fluid’s requirement is more physiologic when it is calculated per hour of the infusion:
New-born:
1-st day of life – 2 ml/kg/hour;
2-nd day of life – 3 ml/kg/hour;
3-rd day of life – 4 ml/kg/hour;
Elder children:
weight up to 10 kg – 4 ml/kg/hour;
weight from 10 to 20 kg – 40 ml/hour + 2 ml for every kg over 10 kg;
weight more than 20 kg – 60 ml/hour + 1 ml for every kg over 20 kg.
Calculation of electrolytes requirements:
Special attention should be paid to the correction of sodium and potassium deficit, losses of
which can be considerable. It is necessary to remember that a child will receive sodium from
crystalloid solutions which are infused in certain correlations with glucose solution depending
type and severity of dehydration. If laboratory control is not done, potassium is entered according
the physiologic necessity (1-2 mmol/kg/day). Maximal daily amount should not exceed 3-4
mmol/kg/day. Medicine, mainly potassium chloride, is entered intravenously dripply in 5% of
glucose solution. Nowadays, is not recommended to add insulin to these solutions.
Concentration of potassium chloride in prepared solution should not exceed 0.3-0.5 %
(maximally 6 ml 7.5 % KCl on 100 ml of glucose). 1 ml of 7.5 % KCl solution contains 1 mmol
of K
+
. It is necessary to restore urination before entering potassium, as anuria or severe oliguria
is a contra-indication for intravenous potassium infusion. 6.5 mmol/l of potassium in plasma is
threatened to the life, 7 mmol/l require hemodialysis.
Presence of electrolytes deficit may be proven with blood boichemistry.
Acute intestinal infections in children are mainly accompanied with isotonic type of
dehydration, that’s why measuring of blood electrolytes for all the children with diarrhea is not
obvious.
Measurement of Na
+
and K
+
is necessary for children with the 3rd degree of
dehydration and those with the 2nd degree of dehydration, whose general condition does
not correspond to the diarhea severity, anamnesis is complicated, and oral rehydration was
ineffective.
A calculation of sodium and potassium deficit is done by the following formula:
Ion deficit = (normal Ion concentration – patient’s Ion concentration) * M * К, where
M is weight of the patient,
K is a coefficient of intracellular fluid volume,
K = 0.3 for children under 1 year,
K = 0.2 for children elder than 1 year and adults.
So it is necessary to evaluate the amount of sodium and potassium in solutions which
are infused, volume and correlations of which are already expected. Electrolytes
concentrations in solutions which are often used are represented in a table. It is necessary to
check sodium and potassium concentration in plasma after an urgent intravenous
rehydration.
Table 4
Concentration of ions in crystalloid solutions
Concentration of the ion, mmol/l Osmolarity
SOLUTION
Na+
K
+
Cl
-
Ca
++
Acetate (bicarbonate)
mosmol/l
Physiological solution
154
-
154
-
-
308
Ringer’s solution
147
4 155
2
-
308
Ringer’s lactat
130
4 109
1,5
28 (bicarbonate)
273
4 % NaHCO
3
500
-
-
-
500 (bicarbonate)
1000
5 % dextrose solution with
0.45 % solution of NaCl
77
-
-
-
-
252
A 25 % solution of magnesium is given in the dose of 0.5-0.75 mmol/kg (1 ml of
solution = 1 mmol of magnesium) on the first stage of rehydration therapy taking into
account importance of magnesium for the child’s organism, and also that the magnesium is
usually lost together with potassium.
In children with a severe malnutrition daily necessity in potassium and magnesium is
enlarged (up to 3-4 mmol of potassium and 0.4-0.6 mmol of magnesium).
c)
Current pathological losses are measured by weighing of dry and wet
diapers, measuring the amount of the vomit or with a help of calculations:
10 ml/kg/day for every degree of body temperature over 37.0 °C;
20 ml/kg/day in case of vomiting;
20-40 ml/kg/day in case of intestinal paresis;
25-75 ml/kg/day in case of diarhea;
30 ml/kg/day for perspiration.
Dynamics of pulse rate, respiratory rate, body weight and diuresis should be a control
for a correct rehydration.
Rehydration depends on the type of dehydration
It is necessary to take into account the type of dehydration to choose solutions and their
correlations for the rehydration therapy. There are 3 types of dehydration: isotonic, hypertonic
(water deficient) and hypotonic (salt deficient) (Table 5).
An isotonic rehydration (Na 130-150 mmol/l) occurs as a result of equal losses of
electrolytes and water; it is the most frequent type of dehydration in children with an acute
intestinal infection. Initially (in case of microcirculation maintenance) rehydration is
performed with 5% of glucose solution in combination with 0.9% of sodium chloride or
Ringer’s lactate solution in correlation (2:1) with parallel correction of electrolytes.
Glucose-saline solutions in a volume which balances the physiologic fluid’s
requirements, the rest volume of dehydration, current pathological losses, plasma
electrolytes are given the next day.
Signs of different forms of dehydration
Table 5
Index
Isotonic type of
dehydration
Hypotonic type of
dehydration
Hypertonic type of
dehydration
Breathing
No peculiarities
Hypoventilation
Hyperventilation
Blood pressure
Decreased or
Increased a bit
Low
Stays normal for a
long time
Temperature of the
body
Subfebrile
Normal, tendency to the
hypothermia
Febrile
Skin
Cold, dry, elasticity
is decreased a bit
Cold with a cyanotic
tint,
elasticity is decreased
Elasticity is stored,
warm
Nervous system
Malaise
Sleepiness, possible
seizures
Agitation,
sleeplessness
Diuresis
Reduced a bit
Reduced
Stays
normal for a long time
Specific gravity of
the urine
Normal or
insignificantly
encreased
Decreased to 1010 or
low
Increased to 1035
and more
Osmolality of plasma Normal
Decreased
Increased
A level of
electrolytes
in the blood
Normal
Decreased
Increased
Hypertonic dehydration (Na>150 mmol/l) develops when fluid loses overweigt loses
of electrolytes, in inadequate rapid infusion of saline solutions.
Rehydration should be done with a 5 % glucose solution in combination with 0.9%
sodium chloride solution in correlation (3:1).
During the rehydration therapy for patients with hypertonic dehydration it is need to
take into account daily sodium requirements (2-3 mmol/kg). Thus sodium in solutions for
infusion should be taken into account.
If the level of sodium is 140-150 mmol/l, the amount of sodium should be decreased 2
times in comparesment with a physiologic necessity; and if it is higher than 150 mmol/l
solutions which contain sodium are forbidden, except for colloids.
It is necessary to measure a potassium level and correct if it is needed.
A control of plasma osmolarity and body weight is needed to prevent cerebral edema. A
speed of infusion should be 15-20 ml per hour on this stage.
Hypotonic dehydration (Na<130 mmol/l) develops in case of electrolyte losses
are above the fluid loses, excessive infusion of solutions with a small concentration of
electrolytes. It is typical for intestinal infections which are accompanied with frequent
vomiting or in case of oral rehydration with solutions that contain small amount of
electrolytes.
Rehydration therapy is done with 5 % glucose solution in combination with 0.9 %
sodium chloride in correlation (1:1).
If the level of sodium is less than 129 mmol/l, it is needed to be corrected (calculate it
by formula described before). Sodium hypertyonic solutions are forbidden. Their infusion
can result in an acute intracellular dehydration, first of all cerebral. Except this,
anaphylactic reactions can develop. The correction of sodium is done by 0.9 % NaCl,
Ringer’s lactat.
If it is impossible to investigate blood electrolytes, glucose-saline solutions are infused
in correlation 1:1.
By the WHO recommendations (if the fast rehydration is necessary in case of
laboratory control absence) the volume and speed of 0.9 % NaCl, Ringer’s lactat
infusion on the first rehydration stage should be the following (Table 6):
Speed of infusion during the rehydration
Table 6
Age of the child
Speed of infusion
Speed of infusion
Under 12 months
30 ml/kg for the first 1 hour
70 ml/kg for the next 5 hours
Elder than 12 months
30 ml/kg for the first 30
minutes
70 ml/kg for the next 2.5 hours
The condition of the child is checked every 15-30 minutes up to normal pulse on a radial
artery. If the condition of the child does not improve, a speed of infusion should be increased.
After that, the condition of the child is estimated hourly (abdominal skin fold,
consciousness, possibility to drink).
After all the volume is infused the child’s condition should be evaluated again:
•
If the signs of severe dehydration are still present, the infusion should be repeated
again according the table 6.
•
If the child’s condition gets better, but signs of moderate dehydration are present,
oral rehyderation should be continued according the table 2. If a child is breast
fed, it is recommended to continue feeding; numbers of feeding should be
increased.
•
If signs of dehydration are absent, the duration of feeding should be increased. 50-
100 ml of oral rehydration solution is given to the children younger than 2 yrs for
supportive rehydration simultaneously at presence of diarrhea, 100-200 ml – to
children elder than 2 yrs or 10 ml/kg additionally after every emptying (up to 1/3
of an expected volume for oral rehydration). Children, who are bottle fed, are fed
as usual, by lactose free formulas.
Supervision for children with a severe malnutrition and dehydration during the
rehydration therapy should be done every 30 minutes for the first 2 hours, and then hourly
for the next 4-10 hours. Rehydration should be stopped when signs of hyperhydration
appear (increase of pulse rate on 15 per minute, respiratory rate on 5 per minute). Than the
child’s condition through an hour should be evaluated.
A speed of the IV fluid infusion must not exceed 15 ml/kg/hour for those children, and for
children with pneumonia or toxic encephalopathy. A daily weight gain in these cases must not
exceed 1-3 % in the first 3 days of treatment.
If dehydration is absent but infectious toxic shock develops, resuscitative measures should be
done according the guidelines.
Antibacterial therapy
Antibacterial therapy in case of invasive diarrhea is given to:
1. Children with severe and moderate forms of the disease.
2. Children younger than 3 months independently of the disease severity.
3. Children with the immune deficiency, HIV-infection, those who receive immune suppressive
therapy, corticosteroid therapy for a long time, children with hemolytic anemia,
hemoglobinopathies irrespectively of their age and the disease severity.
4. Children with hemocolitis independently of their age and the disease severity.
5. Children with the secondary bacterial complications independently of their age.
Antibacterial therapy in case of secretory diarrhea is given to:
1. Children, younger than 6 months, with severe and moderate form of the disease .
2. Children with the immune deficiency, HIV-infection, those who receive immune suppressive
therapy, corticosteroid therapy for a long time, children with hemolytic anemia,
hemoglobinopathies.
3. Cholera, parasitic diarrhea irrespectively of their age and the disease severity.
4. Children with the secondary bacterial complications irrespectively of their age.
Antibacterial therapy is not prescribed to:
1. Children with mild, subclinical and moderate forms of infections, except for those which are
listed above.
2. Children-bacteriocarriers of any etiology (transitory, postinfectional).
3. Children with alimentary dysfunction, as a result of an acute intestinal infection (intestine
dysbiosis, lactase intolerance, celiac syndrome, secondary enzymopathy etc.).
Table 8
Antibacterial medicines which are recommended to children in case of an acute
intestinal infection of the known etology
Etiology of the acute
intestinal infection
Starting medicine
Medicine of reserve
Shigella
Ciprofloxacin*
Nifuroxazide
Ceftriaxone
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Azythromycin
Salmonella
Ceftriaxone
Cefotaxime
Nifuroxazide
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Ciprofloxacin
Ampycillin**
Chlorampheniсol**
Azythromycin
Entherotoxige
nic E.coli
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline (to the children
elder
than 8 years)
Aminoglycosides**
Nifuroxazide
Entheroinvasi
ve
E.coli***
Nifuroxazide
Ciprofloxacin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Ceftriaxone
Azythromycin
Kampylobacter jejuni
Erythromycin
Ciprofloxacin
Aminoglycosides**
Amoxicillin/сlavulanate
Carbapenems (imipenem,
carbapenem)
Yersinia
enterocolitica
Ceftriaxone
Cefotaxime
Ciprofloxacin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline (for children elder than 8
years) Aminoglycosides**
Chloramphenicol**
Vibrio сholerae
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Doxycycline (for children elder than 8
years)
Nifuroxazide
Furazolidone Ciprofloxacin
Clostridium deficile
Methronidazole
Ornidazole
Vancomycin (through a mouth)
Giardia Lamblia
Methronidazole
Furazolidone
Ornidazole
Amoeba hystolitica
Methronidazole
Intetrix
Tinidazole
*
– other fluoroquinolones, except for Ciprofloxacin, are not recommended for children.
** – only in case of sensitivity to this antibiotic.
*** – antibiotics can provoke hemolytic-uremic syndrome in case of Entherohemorrhagic E.coli.
Table 9
Antibacterial medicines dosing for children in case of acute intestinal infections
Preparation
Dose
Number of
receptions daily
Nifuroxazide (through a mouth)
Suspension:
children aged 2-6 months 2.5-5 ml (110-220 mg)
6 month to 6 years – 5 ml (220 mg)
elder than 6 years – 5 ml (220 mg)
Pills:
children aged before 6 yrs – 0.2 g
elder than 6 years – 0.2 g
A course of treatment is 5-7 days
2times daily
3 times daily
4 times daily
3times daily
4 times daily
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
(through a mouth)
Children aged 2-5 years – 200 mg of
sulfamethoxazole/ 40 mg of
trimethoprim Children aged 5-12 years –
400 mg of sulfamethoxazole/ 80 mg of
trimethoprim Children elder than 12
years – 800 mg of sulfamethoxazole/ 160
mg of trimethoprim
A course of treatment is 3-5 days
2 times daily
Ciprofloxacin (through a mouth)
15 mg/kg (maximal dose is 500 mg)
A course of treatment is 3 days
2 times daily
Ceftriaxone (IM, IV)
50-100 mg/kg daily dose (a maximal dose is
1-2 g)
A course of treatment is 2-5 days
onse a day
Cefotaxime (IM, IV)
50-100 mg/kg daily dose (a maximal dose is
1-2 g)
A course of treatment is 3-5 days
2 times daily
Azythromycin (through a
mouth)
6-20 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 1-5 days
once a day
1-1.5 hours before
meal
Erythromycin (through a
mouth)
Children aged 1-3 years – 0.4 g daily children
aged 4-6 years – 0.5-0.75 g children aged
6-8 years – 0.75 g
children aged 6-8 years – 1 g
A course of treatment is 7-10 days
4 times daily
1-1.5 hours before
meal
Amoxicillin/сlavulanate
Through a mouth (suspension)
children aged 1-2 years – 78 mg
children aged 2-7 years – 156 mg
children aged 7-12 years – 312 mg
IV – 30 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 5-10 days
3 times daily
3-4 times daily
Aminoglycosides (IM, IV)
Gentamicin 2-3 mg/kg/day
Amikacin 15 mg/kg/day
Netilmicin:
children under 1 year – 7.5-9 mg/kg
children elder than 1 year – 6-7.5 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 5-7 days
2 times daily
2-3 times daily 3
times daily
3 times daily
Furazolidone (through a
mouth)
8-10 mg/kg daily dose
A course of treatment is 10 days
4 times daily
Doxycycline (through a
mouth) for children elder
than 8 yrs
Children aged 9-12 years daily dose for the
first day is 4 mg/kg, then 2 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 7-10 days
2 times daily
Vancomycin (through a
mouth)
40 mg/kg daily dose
A course of treatment is 7-10 days
3-4 times daily
Chloramfenicol
Through a mouth
children before 3 yrs – 10-15 mg/kg children
aged 4-8 years – 0.15-0.2 g children elder
than 8 yrs – 0.2-0.3 g IM
children under 1 year, daily dose – 25-30
mg/kg children elder than 1 year, daily
dose – 50 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 5-10 days
3-4 times daily 30
min before meal
2-3 injections daily
Methronidazole (through a
mouth)
Amebiasis:
children aged 2-5 years – 0.25 g children
aged 6-10 years – 0.375 g children aged
11-15 years – 0.5 g
A course of treatment is 10 days Giardiasis:
children aged 2-5 years – 0.2 g children aged
6-10 years – 0.3 g children aged 11-15
years – 0.4 g
A course of treatment is 5-7 days
Once a day while
eating
Ornidazole (through a
mouth)
Giardiasis - 40 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 1-3 days
Amebiasis – 25-30 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 1-3 days
Once a day
Albendazole (through a
mouth)
Giardiasis
children elder than 2 yrs – 400 mg
A course of treatment is 5 days
Once a day
Tinidazole (through a
mouth)
Amebiasis – 30 mg/kg
A course of treatment is 3 days
Once a day
Intetrix (through a mouth)
Children elder than 12 years – 1 capsule
A course of treatment is 10 days
4 times daily
Carbapenems
Imipenem/cilastatin (IM, IV)
children with body weight less than 40 kg –
15 mg/kg (maximal daily dose is 2 g)
children with body weight more than 40 kg
– 500-1000 mg, maximal daily dose is 2
g)
Meropenem (IV) 10-12 mg/kg
children with body weight more than 50 kg
– 500 mg
A course of treatment is according the
evidences
4 times daily
2-4 times daily
3 times daily
In case of the unknown etiology in inflammatory diarrhea, it is recommended to prescribe
Nifuroxazide, or Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, or Cefotaxime, or Ceftriaxone, or
Ciprofloxacin for an empiric therapy of an acute intestinal infection.
Cefalosporins of the 3-4th generations are used for the empiric antibacterial therapy of
a secretory diarrhea, if it is necessary.
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