Pediatr Crit Care Me
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Pediatr Crit Care Me · Sep 2011
Enteral potassium supplementation in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: evaluation of a practice change.
Potassium supplementation is a common practice in critically ill children, especially those with heart disease. Intravenous potassium supplementation is the standard route of administration in most intensive care units. Although the enteral route is safer and thus may be a reasonable alternative, data on the efficacy of enteral potassium administration are lacking. ⋯ The efficacy of enteral potassium is comparable to intravenous potassium for potassium replacement in pediatric patients after congenital heart surgery.