Towards evidence based medicine for paediatricians: What is the best treatment for hyperkalemia in a preterm infant?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-176

  O'Hare, F M ^a   Molloy, E J ^a  

^a NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PLACEBO; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE CALCIUM; POLYSTYRENESULFONATE SODIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERKALEMIA; NOTE; PEDIATRICIAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; NEWBORN; REVIEW; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ALBUTEROL; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXCHANGE TRANSFUSION, WHOLE BLOOD; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INSULIN;

EID: 38849168243     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.127266     Document Type: Note

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