Hypodermoclysis - A victim of historical prejudice

Age and Ageing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-217

  Barua, Pranoy ^a   Bhowmick, Bimal K ^b  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clysis; Hydration; Hypodermoclysis; Parenteral fluids; Subcutaneous fluids

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; INFUSION FLUID; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; DEHYDRATION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DYSPHAGIA; ECCHYMOSIS; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTE; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPODERMOCLYSIS; INTERSTITIUM; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MALPRACTICE; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN IRRITATION; STROKE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TISSUE PERFUSION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

DEHYDRATION; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS;

EID: 19044398130     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afi077     Document Type: Article

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