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Early Detection & Intervention of Dehydration
There is approximately one admission/month per hospital in the United States for hypernatremic dehydration
Median cost per hospitalization with dehydration as the principal diagnosis is $2,942
Of those with dehydration as the principal diagnosis, 50% died within one year of admission
17% died within 30 days of admission
Hospitalization with dehydration was clearly a marker for increased death within one year
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