2004 Burns Dehydration 
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Mortality rates related to bullous skin lesions are typically related to disruption of the skin barrier and include subsequent dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, hypothermia, increased metabolic needs, and secondary infection leading to bacteremia and/or sepsis. Nature 2004; 428:486. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:4134.
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For patients who are elderly, orthostasis is an unreliable clinical finding and may be present in the absence of dehydration. 36-37 There is little evidence regarding oral rehydration in adults with gastroenteritis, though it seems reasonable that adults with mild dehydration could be safely hydrated orally. Modified from: Pringle, K.,
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