Prophylactic calcium administration for hyperkalemia in extremely low birthweight infants

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-216

  Iijima, Shigeo ^a,b   Uga, Naoki ^b   Kawase, Yasuhiro ^b   Tada, Hiroshi ^b  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcium administration; Extremely low birthweight infants; Hyperkalemia; Ionized calcium concentration

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; POTASSIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 19544380053     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-866607     Document Type: Article

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