Randomized trial of volume expansion with albumin or saline in children with severe malaria: preliminary evidence of albumin benefit.
BACKGROUND: Metabolic acidosis is the best predictor of death in children with severe falciparum malaria; however, its treatment presents a therapeutic dilemma, because acidosis and hypovolemia may coexist with coma, which can be associated with elevated intracranial pressure. We postulated that vo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Sprache: | English |
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2005
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