Abstract
The standard practice in paediatric departments in Danish hospitals is to prescribe hypotonic maintenance fluids (sodium content 20-40 mmol/l) for children, who are fasting or have a reduced enteral intake. The past decades have provided strong evidence, that this can lead to hypo-natraemia and subsequent neurologic damage or death. We recommend, that prefabricated isotonic solutions containing 140-154 mmol/l of sodium and 5% glucose, with or without an additional 20 mmol/l of potassium, are available as standard maintenance fluid for children in all Danish hospitals.
| Translated title of the contribution | Intravenous fluid therapy in children |
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| Original language | Danish |
| Journal | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
| Volume | 181 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Pages (from-to) | V04180269 |
| ISSN | 0041-5782 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Mar 2019 |