Hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia during intravenous fluid administration

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-287

  Armon, K ^a   Riordan, A ^b   Playfor, S ^c   Millman, G ^d   Khader, A ^e  

^a NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FLUID THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42249087498     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.093823     Document Type: Article

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