Use of hypotonic maintenance intravenous fluids and hospital-acquired hyponatremia remain common in children admitted to a general pediatric ward
Aim: To evaluate maintenance intravenous fluid prescribing practices and the incidence of hospital-acquired hyponatremia in children admitted to a general pediatric ward.Methods: This is a prospective observational study conducted over a 2-month period in children ages 2 months to 5 years who were a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2016.00090/full |