Output (stool, urine, and vomitus)
watery, diarrhea, cot
CHOLERA, RESOLUTION, COMPLICATIONS
In the hospital, stool was collected in a bucket of known weight beneath the cholera cot with a central hole and was measured at every 8 hours interval with an electronic scale having a precision of 1 gm. Urine was collected by a pediatric urine collector bag and measured with a calibrated cylinder in ml. Vomitus was collected in a pre-weighted bowl and measured with an electronic scale in gram. Clinical evaluation was performed in every morning and evening. Resolution of diarrhea was defined as the passage of two consecutive soft/formed stools or no stool for last 24 hours. Caregivers collected stool and urine in poly bag every 8 hours interval as per direction from the research team at home. Our health workers measured the stool and urine output every 8 hours interval after being collected by caregivers at home. Therapeutic success was defined as the cessation of diarrhea within 7 days of inclusion in the study intervention. Duration of diarrhea was calculated in hours from the time of randomization to the last watery or loose stool within 7 days. Children were considered withdrawn from the study when their parents or legal guardian withdrew consent, or the child was withdrawn from the study for the treatment of any complications. Data (intake and output) of such children was not included in the analysis (per protocol analysis).