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When severe, this can lead to complications including seizures, cerebral oedema and death. Relatively large volumes of intravenous fluid are administered to children perioperatively in order to establish perfusion to the donor kidney, the majority of which are from living and deceased adult donors. Hypotonic intravenous fluid is commonly used in the post-transplant period due to clinicians\u2019 concerns about the sodium, chloride and potassium content of isotonic alternatives when administered in large volumes.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Plasma-Lyte 148 is an isotonic, balanced intravenous fluid that contains sodium, chloride, potassium and magnesium with concentrations equivalent to those of plasma. There is a physiological basis to expect that Plasma-Lyte 148 will reduce the incidence of clinically significant electrolyte and acid\u2013base abnormalities in children following kidney transplantation compared with current practice.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The aim of the PLUTO trial is to determine whether the incidence of clinically significantly abnormal plasma electrolyte levels in paediatric kidney transplant recipients will be different with the use of Plasma-Lyte-148 compared to intravenous fluid currently administered.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PLUTO is a pragmatic, open-label, randomised controlled trial comparing Plasma-Lyte 148 to current care in paediatric kidney transplant recipients, conducted in nine UK paediatric kidney transplant centres.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 144 children receiving kidney transplants will be randomised to receive either Plasma-Lyte 148 (the intervention) intraoperatively and postoperatively, or current fluid. Apart from intravenous fluid composition, all participants will receive standard clinical transplant care.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome measure is acute hyponatraemia in the first 72 hours post-transplant, defined as laboratory plasma sodium concentration of &lt;135 mmol\/L. Secondary outcomes include symptoms of acute hyponatraemia, other electrolyte and acid\u2013base imbalances and transplant kidney function.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>The primary outcome will be analysed using a logistic regression model adjusting for donor type (living vs deceased donor), patient weight (&lt;20 kg vs \u226520 kg pretransplant) and transplant centre as a random effect.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The trial received Health Research Authority approval on 20 January 2020. Findings will be presented to academic groups via national and international conferences and peer-reviewed journals. 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