Open AccessPotassium-Containing Fluids for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Author(s) -
Rebecca Guise,
Kari Ausherman,
Turaj Vazifedan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-26.6.592
Subject(s) - diabetic ketoacidosis , medicine , potassium , hypokalemia , general hospital , diabetes mellitus , gastroenterology , pediatrics , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry
The purpose of this process improvement project was to determine the appropriate potassium concentration of stocked IV fluids used in the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) Emergency Department.