OLIGURIA
OLIGURIA
Oliguria is defined as a urine output that is less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants, less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children, and less than 400 mL or 500 mL per 24h in adults - this equals 17 or 21 mL/hour.
CAUSES
Common causes of decreased urine output include:
Oliguria is defined as a urine output that is less than 1 mL/kg/h in infants, less than 0.5 mL/kg/h in children, and less than 400 mL or 500 mL per 24h in adults - this equals 17 or 21 mL/hour.
CAUSES
Common causes of decreased urine output include:
- Dehydration due to vomiting
- diarrhoea
- fever
- a simultaneous lack of adequate fluid intake
- Total urinary tract obstruction, such as may result from an enlarged prostate
- Severe infection leading to shock.
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