Interní Med. 2013; 15(1): 36-37

Complications of the subcutaneous administration of fluids and possibilities of their solutiones

doc. MUDr.Miroslav Kala, CSc.1,2
1 Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, Fakulta humanitních studií, Institut zdravotnických studií

Dehydrated patients in the hospice palliative care can be easy managed by the subcutaneous administration of fluids (hypodermoclysis).

Author describes possible complications of this method. But hypodermoclysis can be put down as easy, safe and cost-effective.

Keywords: palliative care, hospice, hypodermoclysis, subcutaneous administration of fluids

Published: January 15, 2013  Show citation

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