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Subcutaneous dextrose for rehydration of elderly patients – an evidence-based review

BACKGROUND: In the Rehabilitation and Aged Care Services Program at Southern Health in Victoria, saline hypodermoclysis is a relatively common method of rehydration. However, there were questions about the safety and effectiveness of subcutaneous infusion of other fluids and, in particular, dextrose...

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Autores principales: Turner, Tari, Cassano, Anne-Marie
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC416477/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15086959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-4-2