Myocardial and haemodynamic responses to two fluid regimens in African children with severe malnutrition and hypovolaemic shock (AFRIM study)

Myocardial and haemodynamic responses to two fluid regimens in African children with severe malnutrition and hypovolaemic shock (AFRIM study)

Abstract Background Fluid therapy in severely malnourished children is hypothesized to be deleterious owing to compromised cardiac function. We evaluated World Health Organization (WHO) fluid resuscitation guidelines for hypovolaemic shock using myocardial and haemodynamic function and safety endpoi...

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Main Authors: Nchafatso Obonyo, Bernadette Brent, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Michael Boele van Hensbroek, Irene Kuipers, Sidney Wong, Kenji Shiino, Jonathan Chan, John Fraser, Job B. M. van Woensel, Kathryn Maitland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Severe malnutrition
African
Children
Hypovolaemic shock
Gastroenteritis
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-017-1679-0

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