Hypernatraemia induced by sodium polystyrene sulphonate (Kayexalate®) in two extremely low birth weight newborns

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 271-275

  Filippi, Luca ^a   Cecchi, Alessandra ^a   Dani, Carlo ^a   Bertini, Giovanna ^a   Pezzati, Marco ^a   Rubaltelli, Firmino F ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extremely low birth weight; Hyperkalaemia; Hypernatraemia; Kayexalate; Sodium polystyrene sulphonate

Indexed keywords

CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; POTASSIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 1642388594     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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