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A randomized controlled trial of isotonic versus hypotonic maintenance intravenous fluids in hospitalized children

BACKGROUND: Isotonic saline has been proposed as a safer alternative to traditional hypotonic solutions for intravenous (IV) maintenance fluids to prevent hyponatremia. However, the optimal tonicity of maintenance intravenous fluids in hospitalized children has not been determined. The objective of...

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Autores principales: Saba, Thomas G, Fairbairn, James, Houghton, Fiona, Laforte, Diane, Foster, Bethany J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3187723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21943218
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2431-11-82