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¹ Sections of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Stephen B Freedman et al. J Pediatr. 2016 May.

. 2016 May:172:230.

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.046. Epub 2016 Feb 6.

¹ Sections of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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Diagnosing clinically significant dehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis using noninvasive methods: a meta-analysis.
Freedman SB, Vandermeer B, Milne A, Hartling L; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Gastroenteritis Study Group. Freedman SB, et al. J Pediatr. 2015 Apr;166(4):908-16.e1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.12.029. Epub 2015 Jan 29. J Pediatr. 2015. PMID: 25641247 Review.
Triage tests should not be used to challenge the sensitivity of a full clinical examination for detecting dehydration.
Coulthard M. Coulthard M. J Pediatr. 2016 May;172:229. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.01.044. Epub 2016 Feb 3. J Pediatr. 2016. PMID: 26851118 No abstract available.