The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 6 , Pages 895-900 , June 2009

Sodium Concentration in Rehydration Fluids for Children with Ketoacidotic Diabetes: Effect on Serum Sodium Concentration

  • Juan Diego Toledo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • Vicente Modesto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • Magdalena Peinador, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • Pablo Álvarez, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • José Luis López-Prats, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • Ramón Sanchis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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  • Máximo Vento, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Neonatal Research Unit, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Máximo Vento, PhD, MD, Neonatal Research Unit, Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital La Fe, Avenida de Campanar, 21, E46009 Valencia, Spain

Received 1 September 2008 ,Revised 14 November 2008 ,Accepted 23 December 2008.

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 The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)01146-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.12.042

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 6 , Pages 895-900 , June 2009

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