Is maintenance fluid therapy in need of maintenance?

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 255-256

  Gattas, David J ^a,b,c   Saxena, Manoj K ^c,d,e  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SODIUM;

EID: 84888423537     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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