The association between intravenous fluid resuscitation and mortality in older emergency department patients with suspected infection

The association between intravenous fluid resuscitation and mortality in older emergency department patients with suspected infection

Abstract Objective Recent studies suggest that hypotension thresholds in current guidelines might be too low for older patients due to arterial stiffening, possibly leading to insufficient fluid resuscitation. We compared intravenous (IV) fluid volumes that older (≥ 70 years) and younger (< 70 ye...

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Main Authors: Sin Y. Ko, Laura M. Esteve Cuevas, Merel Willeboer, Annemieke Ansems, Laura C. Blomaard, Jacinta A. Lucke, Simon P. Mooijaart, Bas de Groot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:International Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency medicine
Geriatrics
Sepsis
Infectious diseases
Fluid resuscitation
Systolic blood pressure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-018-0219-2

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