Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection

Kathryn Maitland; Sarah Kiguli; Robert O. Opoka; Charles Engoru; Peter Olupot‐Olupot; Samuel Akech; Richard Nyeko; George Mtove; Hugh Reyburn; Trudie Lang; Bernadette Brent; Jennifer A. Evans; James Tibenderana; Jane Crawley; E. C. Russell; Michael Levin; Abdel G. Babiker; Diana M. Gibb

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1101549

Abstract

Fluid boluses significantly increased 48-hour mortality in critically ill children with impaired perfusion in these resource-limited settings in Africa. (Funded by the Medical Research Council, United Kingdom; FEAST Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN69856593.).

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Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection

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