Maintenance Intravenous Fluids.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Segar, Jeffrey; Brophy, Patrick; Feld, Leonard G.; Neuspiel, Daniel; Foster, Byron A.
- Source
- Pediatrics. Apr2019, Vol. 143 Issue 4, p1-2. 2p.
- Subject
- *HYPONATREMIA
*FLUID therapy
*HYPERTONIC solutions
*INTRAVENOUS therapy
*MEDICAL protocols
*VASOPRESSIN
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*BODY surface area
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
The article examines the "Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children," presented by the Subcommittee on Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in the 2018 issue of "Pediatrics." Topics discussed include the water requirement in parenteral fluid therapy according to M.A. Holliday and W.E. Segar; health implications of using isotonic saline; and the factors affecting water and electrolyte needs of patients.