2.F.2 Fluid and electrolyte management
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Course modules
Videos
- DKA in Pediatrics – Emergency Management | Emergency Medicine - WebinarYashoda HospitalsVideo
- Types of IV Fluid - Fluid ManagementICU AdvantageVideo
- Fluid and Electrolytes Imbalances for Nursing Students - NCLEX ReviewRegisteredNurseRNVideo
- Fluid and Electrolytes Easy Memorization Tricks for Nursing NCLEX RN & LPNSimpleNursingVideo
- “The ONLY Pediatric Fluid & Electrolyte Video You’ll Ever Need 🧠💉 (Exam + Emergency)”Dr Sukanya DeyVideo
- Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis by M. Agus | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- Intravenous fluid therapy in children and young people in hospital (NICE guideline NG29)NICE, 2020Guideline or evidence
- ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: Diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state.ISPAD, 2022Guideline or evidence
- Furosemide versus ethacrynic acid in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a randomized controlled trial.Critical Care (BioMed Central), 2015Guideline or evidence
- A Survey of Hospital Pharmacy Guidelines for the Administration of 3% Sodium Chloride in Children.Children (Basel) / Children's Hospital Association survey, 2022Guideline or evidence
- 0.9% saline versus Plasma-Lyte as initial fluid in children with diabetic ketoacidosis (SPinK trial): a double-blind randomized controlled trial.Critical Care (London), 2020Guideline or evidence
- ESPNIC clinical practice guidelines: intravenous maintenance fluid therapy in acute and critically ill children- a systematic review and meta-analysis.ESPNIC, 2022Guideline or evidence
- A randomized trial of Plasma-Lyte A and 0.9 % sodium chloride in acute pediatric gastroenteritis.BMC Pediatrics, 2016Guideline or evidence
- Balanced Versus Unbalanced Fluid in Critically Ill Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (SCCM/WFPICCS), 2022Guideline or evidence
- Balanced crystalloid versus saline for resuscitation in pediatric septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC Pediatrics, 2025Guideline or evidence
- REstrictive versus StandarD FlUid Management in Mechanically Ventilated ChildrEn Admitted to PICU: a pilot randomized controlled trial (REDUCE-1).Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (SCCM/WFPICCS), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Association of Fluid Balance With Short- and Long-term Respiratory Outcomes in Extremely Premature Neonates: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA Network Open, 2022Guideline or evidence