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A Novel Approach for the Administration of Medications and Fluids in Emergency Scenarios and Settings
Published on: November 9, 2016
Management of severe dehydration
Stephanie Ruth Strachan1, Lucy Francesca Morris1
1Critical Care Department, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Abstract:
The presented case is one of severe dehydration and acute kidney injury with significant resultant complications that required considerable fluid and electrolyte replacement. Approaches to fluid resuscitation in the context of hypernatraemia and the hyperosmolar state were considered and then judiciously combined to manage a complex case with a successful outcome. Conflicting guidance in this domain is discussed with recommendations for a future management strategy that is tailored to individual patients.
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