Facing the Shortage of IV Fluids - A Hospital-Based Oral Rehydration Strategy

N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 19;378(16):1475-1477. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1801772. Epub 2018 Mar 21.

Authors

Andrés M Patiño¹, Regan H Marsh¹, Eric J Nilles¹, Christopher W Baugh¹, Shada A Rouhani¹, Stephanie Kayden¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital (A.M.P., R.H.M., E.J.N., C.W.B., S.A.R., S.K.), the Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (A.M.P.), and Partners in Health (R.H.M., S.A.R.) - all in Boston; and the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Cambridge (E.J.N., S.K.) - all in Massachusetts.

PMID: 29561701
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1801772

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Clinical Protocols
Fluid Therapy / methods*
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous / statistics & numerical data
Rehydration Solutions / supply & distribution*
Rehydration Solutions / therapeutic use
Sodium Chloride / supply & distribution*
Sodium Chloride / therapeutic use
United States

Substances

Rehydration Solutions
Sodium Chloride