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FRANCIS F. SCHWENTKER, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1930;40(3):533-535.

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The injection of dextrose parenterally has become a recognized therapeutic measure, notwithstanding the fact that at times its administration is followed by unpleasant reactions. Williams and Swett,¹ in a series of studies on the hydrogen ion concentration of various fluids commonly administered intravenously, found that the P_H of a solution of dextrose became acid on autoclaving, and they attributed the untoward reactions to the injection of this fluid. The same authors, in conjunction with Mellon, Slagle and Acree,² advocated the addition of buffer solutions to the autoclaved dextrose as a means of maintaining a neutral solution. This method has been widely adopted, and the results following the use of solutions so prepared seem quite satisfactory. However, the preparation of the buffer salts is a laborious and time-consuming task and has been relegated to those commercial laboratories that supply buffer salts with ampules of 50 per cent dextrose . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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BALTIMORE

From the Harriet Lane Home of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics of the Johns Hopkins University.

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Submitted for publication, March 19, 1930.

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