Gonzalez 1988.

Methods	Randomized controlled trial Length of follow up: 24 h Withdrawals and losses to follow up: none Score on Jadad scale: 1
Participants	Number of participants: 200 Inclusion criteria: inpatients aged 1 day to 5 years with diarrhea for < 15 days and signs of dehydration; in the IV group, 78/100 were mildly and 22/100 were moderately dehydrated; in the ORT group, 85/100 were mildly, 14/100 were moderately, and 1 was severely dehydrated Exclusion criteria: received previous treatment; referrals from other institutions; shock; septicemia; paralytic ileus; and abdominal distension
Interventions	1. IV (100 participants): mildly dehydrated get 150 to 180 mL/kg/24 h; moderately dehydrated get IV for 1 h at 20 to 30 mL/kg, then 200 to 250 mL/kg/24 h 2. ORT (100 participants): WHO/UNICEF solution; mildly dehydrated received 75 mL/kg for 6 h; moderately dehydrated received 150 mL/kg for 6 h ORS administered orally, and nasogastric if required
Outcomes	1. Duration of diarrhea 2. Complications 3. Sodium concentration 4. Failures (not defined)
Notes	Trial location: Mexico Source of funding: not stated