Enteral potassium supplementation in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: evaluation of a practice change

• Published in: Pediatric critical care medicine Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 552
• Main Authors: Moffett, Brady S, McDade, Erin, Rossano, Joseph W, Dickerson, Heather A, Nelson, David P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2011
• Subjects: Dietary Supplements; Enteral Nutrition - standards; Heart Diseases - surgery; Humans; Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; Potassium - administration & dosage; Practice Patterns, Physicians; Texas; Treatment Outcome; Texas

Potassium supplementation is a common practice in critically ill children, especially those with heart disease. Intravenous potassium supplementation is the standard route of administration in most intensive care units. Although the enteral route is safer and thus may be a reasonable alternative, da...