How to follow the guidelines, when the appropriate fluid is missing?
David W. Brossier,
Isabelle Goyer,
Claire Morice
et al.
Abstract:Intravenous maintenance fluid therapy (IV-MFT) is probably the most prescribed drug in paediatric hospital care. Recently paediatric societies have produced evidence-based practice guidelines that recommend the use of balanced isotonic fluid when prescribing IV-MFT in both acute and critical paediatric care. Unfortunately, the applicability of these guidelines could be called into question when a ready-to-use glucose containing balanced isotonic fluid is not available. The main objective of this study was to… Show more
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