Maintenance intravenous fluid prescribing practices among paediatric residents.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

  To investigate the sodium composition of maintenance intravenous fluids (mIVF) used by paediatric residents throughout the United States in common clinical scenarios of arginine vasopressin (AVP) excess.

Methods

  We distributed an online survey to paediatric residency programmes asking what type of mIVF (0.2%, 0.45%, 0.9% NaCl or lactated Ringer's solution) they would administer in four common clinical scenarios of AVP excess (gastroenteritis, pneumonia, meningitis and postoperative) in both a 6-month-old (mo) and a 13-year-old (yo) child.

Results

  We had 472 responses, representing 5% of the total paediatric residency population in the United States. Hypotonic mIVF were selected in 78% of children (88.2% of 6 mo and 68.5% of 13 yo). Isotonic mIVF were selecte

SUBMITTER: Freeman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4042841 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature