Subcutaneous Rehydration
Pediatric Emergency Playbook
AUGUST 1, 2016
Well, it turns out, what is old is new again. in the Journal of Emergency Nursing in 2013 compared subcutaneous fluid infusion with intravenous fluid infusion in children with difficult IV access. A 25-gauge butterfly or 24-gauge angiocatheter works well from an infant to an elder. Sound far-fetched? Kuensting et al.
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