Intravenous fluids in pediatric patients. An update

Fluids therapy prescription in pediatrics is a common clinical event. The basis for this type of treatment must be understood by all these physicians involved with children short – term care, liquids handling to pediatric patients on perioperative, postoperative, and maintenance stage and lack of to...

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Main Authors: David Muñoz-García, Gustavo Caviedes-Bucheli
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad del Cauca 2014-08-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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Online Access:http://facultadsalud.unicauca.edu.co/revista/ojs2/index.php/rfcs/article/view/30
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Summary:Fluids therapy prescription in pediatrics is a common clinical event. The basis for this type of treatment must be understood by all these physicians involved with children short – term care, liquids handling to pediatric patients on perioperative, postoperative, and maintenance stage and lack of total or partial airway. Those aimed to keep the balance in the different bodily compartments. The primary objective of this article is to give a clear and update concept about maintenance fluids in the pediatric population, aimed to general doctors and pediatricians whom are in charged of the population
ISSN:0124-308X