Subcutaneous Rehydration
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
AUGUST 1, 2016
Well, it turns out, what is old is new again. A 25-gauge butterfly or 24-gauge angiocatheter works well from an infant to an elder. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Nov;18(11):1129-34. 2011 Mar;127(3):e748-57. Sound far-fetched? What about catheter size? With IVs, the shorter and larger the bore, the faster the infusion.
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