Increasing use of hypertonic saline over Mannitol in the treatment of symptomatic cerebral edema in pediatric diabetic Ketoacidosis: An 11-year retrospective analysis of mortality

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 694-700

  DeCourcey, Danielle D ^a   Steil, Garry M ^a   Wypij, David ^a,b   Agus, Michael S D ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain edema; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

MANNITOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MANNITOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903665675     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182975cab     Document Type: Article

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