Description
Oral rehydration therapy is a treatment for the symptoms of dehydration. ORT is less invasive than the other strategies for fluid replacement, specifically intravenous (IV) fluid replacement. Mild to moderate dehydration in children seen in an emergency department is best treated with ORT.
ORT in combination with anti-nausea drugs is indicated for vomiting patients as a strategy to be able to take fluid orally. In an emergency department setting, vomiting, dehydrated patients take these drugs as soon as possible to enable taking fluid by mouth sooner
