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Observational studyPediatric research2023

Perioperative water and electrolyte balance and water homeostasis regulation in children with acute surgery.

Daniel N Roberts, Paula Vallén, Maria Cronhjort, Tobias Alfvén, Gabriel Sandblom, Susanna Törnroth-Horsefield, Boye L Jensen, Per-Arne Lönnqvist, Robert Frithiof, Mattias Carlström and 1 more

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Observational study in Pediatric research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Daniel N Roberts *Sachsska Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Paula Vallén *Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Maria CronhjortDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tobias AlfvénSachsska Children and Youth Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gabriel SandblomDepartment of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Susanna Törnroth-HorsefieldDepartment of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Boye L JensenDepartment of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Per-Arne LönnqvistDepartment of Pediatric Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Robert FrithiofDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Anesthesiology, and Intensive Care, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Mattias CarlströmDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicum 5B, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rafael T KrmarDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicum 5B, Stockholm, Sweden. rafael.krmar@ki.se.
Karolinska Institutet · SESachs' Children and Youth Hospital · SELund University · SEOdense University Hospital · DKStockholm South General Hospital · SEUppsala University · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHospital-acquired hyponatremia remains a feared event in patients receiving hypotonic fluid therapy. Our objectives were to assess post-operative plasma-sodium concentration and to provide a physiological explanation for plasma-sodium levels over time in children with acute appendicitis.

methodsThirteen normonatremic (plasma-sodium ≥135 mmol/L) children (8 males), median age 12.3 (IQR 11.5-13.5) years participated in this prospective observational study (ACTRN12621000587808). Urine was collected and analyzed. Blood tests, including renin, aldosterone, arginine-vasopressin, and circulating nitric oxide substrates were determined on admission, at induction of anesthesia, and at the end of surgery.

resultsOn admission, participants were assumed to be mildly dehydrated and were prescribed 50 mL/kg of Ringer's acetate intravenously followed by half-isotonic saline as maintenance fluid therapy. Blood tests, urinary indices, plasma levels of aldosterone, arginine-vasopressin, and net water-electrolyte balance indicated that participants were dehydrated on admission. Although nearly 50% of participants still had arginine-vasopressin levels that would have been expected to produce maximum antidiuresis at the end of surgery, electrolyte-free water clearance indicated that almost all participants were able to excrete net free water. No participant became hyponatremic.

conclusionsThe use of moderately hypotonic fluid therapy after correction of extracellular fluid deficit is not necessarily associated with post-operative hyponatremia. IMPACT: Our observations show that in acutely ill normonatremic children not only the composition but also the amount of volume infused influence on the risk of hyponatremia. Our observations also suggest that perioperative administration of hypotonic fluid therapy is followed by a tendency towards hyponatremia if extracellular fluid depletion is left untreated. After correcting extracellular deficit almost all patients were able to excrete net free water. This occurred despite nearly 50% of the cohort having high circulating plasma levels of arginine-vasopressin at the end of surgery, suggesting a phenomenon of renal escape from arginine-vasopressin-induced antidiuresis.

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