[Specific features of postoperative infusion therapy depending on kidney function in newborn infants with developmental defects]. / Osobennosti posleoperatsionnoi infuzionnoi terapii v zavisimosti ot funktsii pochek u novorozhdennykh s porokami razvitiia.

Results of examination of partial functions of the kidneys in 113 newborns have shown the reaction of the kidneys on a surgical aggression to be dependent on the age and stage of the postoperative period. The reaction manifests itself by renal economy of water and electrolytes on the 1-3 days after operation followed later by the osmotic dilution of urine and lower reabsorption of sodium and potassium. The maximum amount of sodium admissible for administration in the postoperative period has been established with special reference to age.