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Hypernatremia in the Neonate: Neonatal Hypernatremia and Hypernatremic Dehydration in Neonates Receiving Exclusive
Nilofer Salim Mujawar1, Archana Nirmal Jaiswal1
1Department of Paediatrics, Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Hingna, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Aims And Objectives:
Evaluation of neonatal hypernatremia and hypernatremic dehydration in neonates receiving exclusive breastfeeding.
Introduction:
Neonatal hypernatremia is a serious condition in the newborn period. We present infants with hypernatremic dehydration due to breast milk (BM) hypernatremia. Hypernatremic dehydration in breast-fed newborns is usually secondary to insufficient lactation. We present the neonatal hypernatremia and hypernatremic dehydration encountered between January and December, 2012, its causes and treatment.
Methodology:
This was a retrospective study. We analyzed records of babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit who were investigated and found to have hypernatremia and whose mother's BM sodium (BM Na) was done.
Inclusion Criteria:
(1) Babies with serum Na >145 meq/l, (2) euglycemia, (3) normocalcemic, (4) no clinical and lab evidence of sepsis, (5) exclusive breast feeds.
Exclusion Criteria:
Neonates not satisfying any mentioned criterion.
Results:
BM Na correlated strongly with neonatal hypernatremia in exclusively breast-fed babies who did not otherwise have any risk factor.
Conclusion:
Elevated BM Na is an important etiological factor in neonatal hypernatremia.
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