Diabetes insipidus and the use of desmopressin in hospitalised children

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2017 Apr;102(2):100-104. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310763. Epub 2017 Jan 10.

Authors

Charlotte J Elder¹, Paul J Dimitri²

Affiliations

¹ Academic Unit of Child Health, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
² The Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK.

PMID: 28073809
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-310763

No abstract available

Keywords: Desmopressin; Diabetes insipidus; Fluid management; bioavailability; hydrocortisone.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Antidiuretic Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Child, Hospitalized
Child, Preschool
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / therapeutic use*
Diabetes Insipidus / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male

Substances

Antidiuretic Agents
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin