Editorial: Prevention of hospital-acquired hyponatremia in children: Are hypotonic solutions safe?

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 528-529

  Au, Alicia ^a   Bell, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children; fluid management; hospital acquired hyponatremia; hypotonic solution; patient safety; postoperative management of children; sodium homeostasis

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM;

CHILD; EDITORIAL; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BALANCE; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; NOTE;

CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS;

EID: 77954627304     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181d50366     Document Type: Editorial

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