Risks of severe hyponatremia in children receiving hypotonic fluids

Risks of severe hyponatremia in children receiving hypotonic fluids

Intravenous fluids are frequently used in hospitalized children. Hypotonic fluids have been the standard of care in pediatrics for many years. This might be explained by the empiricism of early recommendations favoring fluids with dextrose, but an insufficient amount of sodium. The risk of hyponatre...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2020-11, Vol.27 (8), p.474-479
Hauptverfasser: Mercier, J.-C., Titomanlio, L., Basmaci, R., Gaschignard, J.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cerebral edema
Children
Hypotonic fluids
Life Sciences
Osmotic demyelination
Quantitative Methods
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Zusammenfassung:Intravenous fluids are frequently used in hospitalized children. Hypotonic fluids have been the standard of care in pediatrics for many years. This might be explained by the empiricism of early recommendations favoring fluids with dextrose, but an insufficient amount of sodium. The risk of hyponatremia (
ISSN:0929-693X
1769-664X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2020.08.009