Hyponatremia and death in healthy children from plain dextrose and hypotonic saline solutions after surgery

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Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 364-366

  Grissinger, Matthew ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCOSE; HYDROMORPHONE; PROMETHAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MEDICATION ERROR; OLIGURIA; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE VOMITING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

EID: 84880309829     PISSN: 10521372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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