Global Dialysis - Aggressive fluid resuscitation in shock worsens risk of cardiovascular collapse in children in study from Africa.

Aggressive fluid resuscitation in shock worsens risk of cardiovascular collapse in children in study from Africa.

EurekAlert: Prof Kathryn Maitland, from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine at Imperial College London, who led this study explained, "The children who were given this treatment (boluses) initially responded well compared to the control group. However, this did not translate into a better recovery at 48 hours - more children died in the group receiving boluses. The main cause of death, rather than fluid overload, was cardiovascular collapse."

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