Severe P. falciparum malaria in Kenyan children: Evidence for hypovolaemia

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 427-434

  Maitland, Kathryn ^a   Levin, M ^a   English, M ^b   Mithwani, S ^e   Peshu, N ^e   Marsh, K ^c   Newton, C R J C ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD VOLUME; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; KENYA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SHOCK; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE PERFUSION;

EID: 0037607168     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg077     Document Type: Review

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