Paed Child Healt Can
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Paed Child Healt Can · Feb 2013
The current state of mental health services in Canada's paediatric emergency departments.
To describe emergency mental health services in major paediatric centres across Canada. ⋯ There is a wide variety of mental health care practices in Canadian paediatric EDs. Consideration of which resources are required to ensure evidence-based, effective services are provided to children and youth is necessary.
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Paed Child Healt Can · Feb 2013
Risk of acute hyponatremia in hospitalized children and youth receiving maintenance intravenous fluids.
Hospital-acquired acute hyponatremia is increasingly recognized as a cause of morbidity and mortality in children. It has been attributed primarily to the use of hypotonic intravenous (IV) fluids to maintain fluid and electrolyte requirements. ⋯ The use of isotonic fluid (D5W.0.9% NaCl) is recommended in most circumstances. Hypotonic IV fluids containing less than 0.45% NaCl should not be used to provide routine IV fluid maintenance requirements.