Title: Plasma-Lyte A versus 0.9% NaCl for rehydration in the pediatric patient<br/>Author: Jenny Guyther<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/314/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Plasma-Lyte A outperformed 0.9% NaCl for rehydration in children with acute gastroenteritis showing a more rapid improvement in serum bicarbonate levels and dehydration scores.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Allen et al. A randomized trial of Plasma-Lyte A and 0.9% sodium chloride in acute pediatric gastroenteritis. BMC Pediatrics 2016 16:117.</span></p>
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