Prevention of hyponatraemia in children receiving fluid therapy

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-72

  Jenkins, J G ^a,b   Taylor, B ^c   McCarthy, M ^d  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BELFAST HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d Dept Heal Social Serv/Pub Safety ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UREA; VASOPRESSIN;

ACCURACY; AGE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID THERAPY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; IRELAND; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

CHILD; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA;

EID: 0344961720     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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