Is skin turgor reliable as a means of assessing hydration status in children?
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal
- Vol. 24 (2) , 124-125
Abstract
A short cut review was carried out to establish whether skin turgor is a reliable indicator of hydration status in children. 478 papers were found in Medline and 107 in Embase using the reported searches, of which 4 presented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and …Keywords
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