[Intravenous fluid therapy in children].

The standard practice in paediatric departments in Danish hospitals is to prescribe hypotonic maintenance fluids (sodium content 20-40 mmol/l) for children, who are fasting or have a reduced enteral intake. The past decades have provided strong evidence, that this can lead to hypo-natraemia and subsequent neurologic damage or death. We recommend, that prefabricated isotonic solutions containing 140-154 mmol/l of sodium and 5% glucose, with or without an additional 20 mmol/l of potassium, are available as standard maintenance fluid for children in all Danish hospitals.

[Chronic cough in children].

Cough in children is a common problem of various aetiologies. In the presence of specific findings diagnostics may be easy, but often the symptoms are few and unclear. Management involves specific diagnosing and it should be considered if the cough is acute, prolonged or chronic.