The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 467-473 , May 2007

Preventing a Drop in Effective Plasma Osmolality to Minimize the Likelihood of Cerebral Edema During Treatment of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis

  • Ewout J. Hoorn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ewout J. Hoorn, MD, Dr Molewaterplein 40, Room Bd 391, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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  • Ana P.C.P. Carlotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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  • Leila A.A. Costa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Hospital das Clinicas, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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  • Beth MacMahon, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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  • Gareth Bohn, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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  • Robert Zietse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Mitchell L. Halperin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, St Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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  • Desmond Bohn, MB

      Affiliations

    • Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
    • Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Received 20 December 2005 ,Revised 5 October 2006 ,Accepted 30 November 2006.

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PII: S0022-3476(06)01176-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.11.062

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 150, Issue 5 , Pages 467-473 , May 2007

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