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DHAKA Dehydration Score
General condition, respiration, skin turgor, tears (0–12 points) in children under 5 years with diarrhea (Levine 2015)
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
DHAKA Dehydration Score: What does this calculator compute?
DHAKA Dehydration Score (Levine 2015) for children under 5 years with acute diarrhoea: general appearance (0/2/4), respirations (0/2), skin pinch (0/2/4) and tears (0/1/2); 0–1 no, 2–3 mild to moderate, ≥ 4 severe dehydration.
DHAKA Dehydration Score: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Levine AC, Glavis-Bloom J, Modi P, et al.: Empirically Derived Dehydration Scoring and Decision Tree Models for Children With Diarrhea: Assessment and Internal Validation in a Prospective Cohort Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Glob Health Sci Pract 3:405–418) (2015)