Abstract:It is intriguing and somewhat disturbing that despite intravenous fluids (IVFs) being the most commonly prescribed therapy in hospitalized children, there still seems to be such a wide variation in the approach to choosing what type of intravenous (IV) maintenance fluid to use 1,2 and the required monitoring that goes along with it. In this issue of Hospital Pediatrics, Rooholamini et al 3 have attempted to address the discrepancy between evidence and practice through a quality improvement project using a stan… Show more
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