Issues concerning the safety of calcium chloride in neonatal parenteral nutrition: Response to the letter from Drs Driscoll, Newton, and Bistrian

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 498-500

  Huston, Robert K ^a   Migaki, Evelyn A ^b  

^a Randall Childrens Hospital at Legacy Emanuel   (Portugal)

^b Providence St Vincent Medical Center   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INFUSION FLUID; PARENTERAL SOLUTION; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; TROPHAMINE;

BONE MINERALIZATION; CHILD NUTRITION; EVAPORATION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HUMAN; LETTER; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT SAFETY; PH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEPSIS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84865233119     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607112456297     Document Type: Letter

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