Abstract
Two anuric infants had recurrent hyponatremia during chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD). This occurred because at normal serum sodium concentrations ([Na]), Na losses from ultrafiltration (UF) were greater than the Na ingested from infant formula. Hyponatremia was corrected with increased oral Na intake or with increased dialysis solution [Na]. Anuric infants undergoing PD have hyponatremia because of their high OF requirements/body weight and the low Na content of proprietary infant formulas.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-199 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1989 |
Keywords
- Hyponatremia
- infant
- peritoneal dialysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nephrology