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Journal of critical care 29 (3): 390-4 (2014)
Normal saline to dilute parenteral drugs and to keep catheters open is a major and preventable source of hypernatremia acquired in the intensive care unit.
Wai-Ping Choo
,
A.B. Johan Groeneveld
,
Ronald H. Driessen
,
Eleonora L. Swart
ABSTRACT
We wanted to identify modifiable risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired hypernatremia.