The impact of the National Patient Safety Agency intravenous fluid alert on iatrogenic hyponatraemia in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 813-817

  Drysdale, Simon B ^a   Coulson, Timothy ^a   Cronin, Natalie ^a   Manjaly, Zita Rose ^a   Piyasena, Chinthika ^a   North, Adam ^a   Ford Adams, Martha E ^a   Broughton, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypernatraemia; Hyponatraemia; Intravenous fluids; National Patient Safety Agency

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; HARTMANN SOLUTION; IBUPROFEN; INFUSION FLUID; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLUCOSE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 77954423117     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-009-1117-7     Document Type: Article

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