Cost-effectiveness analysis of oral rehydration therapy compared to intravenous rehydration for acute gastroenteritis without severe dehydration treatment.

Background: Diarrhea causes, annually, approximately 1.7 billion cases and 760,000 deaths worldwide among children under 5 years of age, although these are preventable and treatable. This study aim to assess the cost-effectiveness for the treatment of diarrhea in emergency services in the management of children of acute gastroenteritis with non-severe dehydration.

Peritoneal dialysis: family care for chronic kidney disease patients in home-based treatment.

Objective:: to propose a family care model for patients with chronic kidney disease in peritoneal dialysis based on evidence indicated by family members.

Method:: this was a qualitative descriptive study that used the Convergent Care Research method. It was conducted at a state hospital in Rio de Janeiro, including techniques for recording individual interviews and consisted of a group of 19 study participants.