A randomized controlled trial of isotonic versus hypotonic maintenance intravenous fluids in hospitalized children

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Saba, Thomas G ^a   Fairbairn, James ^b   Houghton, Fiona ^a   Laforte, Diane ^a   Foster, Bethany J ^a,c  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hyponatremia; Intravenous fluids; Isotonic fluid; Sodium

Indexed keywords

HYPOTONIC SOLUTION; INFUSION FLUID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFUSION RATE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HYPONATREMIA; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; INFANT; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 80053173426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-82     Document Type: Article

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