In this episode of the #theEDDMpodcast, I speak about hospital acquired deconditioning and dehydration, the physical and mental impacts of dehydration, and how EDDM principles can help. With each episode we will also have time for shout outs, pledges and examples of best practice so make sure you post yours on social media with the #EDDM and #theEDDMpodcast! And we always finish off by mobilising our minds in the EDDM brainteasers - an opportunity for you to win a sought after EDDM badge!

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Key facts:

Dehydration is a condition caused by abnormal water loss from the body. And it is quantified by a 1% or greater loss of body mass due to fluid loss (1).
Water makes up 60% of the human body, and is the primary component of every cell. It is required for chemical reactions, for the distribution of molecules like oxygen and metabolic substrates to cells, it’s involved in the removal of waste products of metabolism and it’s essential for thermoregulation (2).
Public Health England (2016) recommends a minimum daily water intake of 1.2 - 2.0 litres (1).
45% of hospital patients will become dehydrated upon admission (1).
A UK study found one in every five older people living in long-term care to be dehydrated and half to be either dehydrated or at risk of becoming so (4). 
Even being dehydration by just 2% can affect memory and focus (5).
25% of all patients who develop hospital acquired dehydration will also develop an AKI (1).

Resources:

Prevention of Dehydration in Hospital Patients https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8869/3/Prevention#:~:text=Dehydration%20is%20quantified%20by%20a,intake%20of%201.2%20%2D%202.0%20litres.
Water intake, water balance, and the elusive daily water requirement https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6315424/
NHS https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/water-drinks-nutrition/#:~:text=Daily%20fluid%20intake,tea%20and%20coffee%2C%20all%20count.
A multidisciplinary consensus on dehydration: definitions, diagnostic methods and
clinical implications https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7877883/#:~:text=The%20problem%20is%20not%20restricted,%2Fkg)%20%5B3%5D.
Cognitive performance and dehydration https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22855911/
Effects of hydration status on cognitive performance and mood https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/effects-of-hydration-status-on-cognitive-performance-and-mood/1210B6BE585E03C71A299C52B51B22F7
DBTH But First a Drink https://www.dbth.nhs.uk/news/improving-hydration-patients-local-hospitals/#:~:text=Another%20element%20of%20this%20ongoing,record%20the%20patients%20fluid%20balance.


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