“Drink plenty of fluids”: a systematic review of evidence for this recommendation in acute respiratory infections

(exp Respiratory Tract Infections/ or respiratory infection* or upper respiratory tract infection* or URTI) and (exp Fluid Therapy/ or fluid therapy or exp Water-Electrolyte Balance/ or water electrolyte balance or fluid balance or exp water/ or exp drinking/ or exp drinking behaviour/ or drink* adj (fluid* or water) or exp Infusions, Parenteral/ or parenteral infusion* or exp thirst/ or thirst* or exp water deprivation/ or water intake or fluid intake or rehydration or exp Rehydration Solutions/ or rehydration solution* or oral rehydration therapy or (give fluid*) or (give near fluid*)

Table A Selection of recommendations about fluid in medical texts
 

URTI=Upper respiratory tract infection.

++=Recommends increased fluid intake.

+=recommends fluid intake, quantity not specified.

0=No fluid recommendation made.

—=Management of condition not addressed.

Table B Additional cases of hyponatraemia in non-dehydrated patients with respiratory infections
 

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