The efficacy of hypotonic and near-isotonic saline for parenteral fluid therapy given at low maintenance rate in preventing significant change in plasma sodium in post-operative pediatric patients: protocol for a prospective randomized non-blinded study

BACKGROUND: Hyponatremia is the most frequent electrolyte abnormality observed in post-operative pediatric patients receiving intravenous maintenance fluid therapy. If plasma sodium concentration (p-Na(+)) declines to levels below 125 mmol/L in < 48 h, transient or permanent brain damage may occu...

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Autores principales: Fläring, Urban, Lönnqvist, Per-Arne, Frenckner, Björn, Svensson, Jan F, Ingolfsson, Ingimar, Wallensteen, Lena, Stigzelius, Shayarina, Kowalski, Jan, Krmar, Rafael T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3146835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21729308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-61

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