Comparison of two maintenance electrolyte solutions in children in the postoperative appendectomy period: a randomized, controlled trial

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To compare two electrolyte maintenance solutions in the postoperative period in children undergoing appendectomy, in relation to the occurrence of hyponatremia and water retention. METHODS: A randomized clinical study involving 50 pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy, who...

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Main Authors: Maria Clara da Silva Valadão, Jefferson Pedro Piva, João Carlos Batista Santana, Pedro Celiny Ramos Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-10-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572015000500428&lng=en&tlng=en