Clinical signs of dehydration
Stroke nurses judged 9/20 (45%) patients to have clinical signs of dehydration on admission, including: poor skin turgor (n = 5); dry mouth (P = 9); and blue lips (P = 1). The number
Table 1 Comparisons in admission clinical features, blood tests and test strip USG between the nine stroke patients (45%) considered dehydrated and 11 (55%) considered hydrated by nurses on admission to hospital