The ideal crystalloid - What is 'balanced'?

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 299-307

  Morgan, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

acid base; balanced crystalloid; strong ion difference; tonicity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID PLUS GLUCONATE SODIUM PLUS MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE PLUS POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PLUS SODIUM CHLORIDE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE PLUS POTASSIUM CHLORIDE PLUS SODIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE; CITRIC ACID; GLUCONIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM ION; MALIC ACID; POTASSIUM ION; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANION GAP; COLLOID; CRYSTALLOID; HUMAN; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PH; PLASMA OSMOLALITY; REVIEW;

EID: 84880925208     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e3283632d46     Document Type: Review

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