Intravenous rehydration in children with severe malnutrition and severe dehydration (2)

22 September, 2026

Thanks Neil,

We have been working on weak evidence for too long and malnourished children (both with and without shock) are still getting the short end of the stick. I so hope to see simplified WHO guidelines at the next revision.

Dr Natalie Prevatt

MBBCH MRCPCH DTMH CTH STIF

PG Dip PID(Oxon)

Paediatric consultant with special Interest in Tropical & Travel medicine

Medical Advisor for Adoption

Outgoing chair of International Society of Travel Medicine for Paediatrics

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Natalie Prevatt is a paediatric registrar in London with diplomas in Tropical Medicine and hygiene and in paediatric Infectious Disease. She has worked in several African countries and was the clinical coordinator and trainer for the FEAST trial. She is currently the paediatric module lead for the EA diploma in Tropical Medicine and is developing the ETAT+ elearning package for the RCPCH.

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