Crit Care Resusc
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Multicenter Study
Sodium administration in critically ill paediatric patients in Australia and New Zealand: a multicentre point prevalence study.
Dysnatraemia and a positive fluid balance are associated with poor outcomes in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Our objective was to determine sodium intake and the total daily fluid balance in children in the PICU. ⋯ Daily sodium intake in children in the PICU is high. The contributions of maintenance and bolus intravenous fluids (most commonly as 0.9% sodium chloride), drug infusions and boluses, including antibiotics, and enteral feeds, are significant.