Abstract
Fifty years after the publication of a prescription for maintenance fluid therapy, concerns have been raised about the use of hypotonic fluids in hospitalized children. We discuss what maintenance fluid therapy is or what it is not; where maintenance fluid therapy has been misused. We also discuss concerns with the immediate adoption of isotonic fluid as maintenance fluid without careful consideration and testing.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 677-680 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Pediatric Nephrology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 5 |
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State | Published - May 2008 |
Keywords
- Hyponatremia
- Hypotonic fluids
- Isotonic fluids
- Maintenance fluid therapy