Clinical Evaluation of Ultrasonic Hydration Monitor for Infants

Study of Ultrasonic Hydration Monitor for Neonatology and Pediatric Children and Infants and/or Children up to Age 3 Years Old With Diarrhea

Study will verify ability of infant Hydration Monitor (IHM) to assess changes of hydration status in newborns and infants by means of ultrasound velocity measurements through muscle tissues. Changes of tissue hydration will be followed during first days of life in newborns and in acute diarrhea in small children during re-hydration therapy. Weighting and clinical dehydration symptoms will be used as controls.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Newborns from 1 to 7 days old,
• Health infants from 1 month to 3 years old,
• Any ethnicity,
• Male or female,
• Infants with diarrhea,
• Acute gastroenteritis,
• Diarrhea and/or vomiting,
• Suspected dehydration

Exclusion Criteria:

• Congenital heart disease,
• Renal failure,
• Chronic liver disease,
• Chronic lung disease,
• Inflammatory bowel disease,
• Immune deficiency,
• Severe malnutrition,
• Any external damage to skin of leg,
• Infants and Children whose parents refuse permission to be included