Acute salt poisoning due to different oral rehydration solution (ORS) packet sizes.
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2010-06
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The packing and composition of ORS has undergone a change since its introduction. In India, some companies are
manufacturing smaller pouches (4.2 g) to be dissolved in 200 ml of water. Therefore, out of confusion some prescribers
routinely advise the patients to dissolve the standard formulation ORS pouch (21 g) in a glass (200 ml) of water. Two
cases are discussed. First patient developed salt poisoning due to improper dilution and recovered after rapid correction.
In the second patient improper reconstitution led to hypernatremia and death.
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Oral rehydration solution, Hypernatremia
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Quereshi Umar A, Bhat Javeed I, Ali Syed W, Mir Abid A, Kambay Altaf H, Bhat Imtiyaz N. Acute salt poisoning due to different oral rehydration solution (ORS) packet sizes. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 June; 77(6): 679-680.