WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: Missing the FEAST data

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kiguli, Sarah ^a   Akech, Samuel O ^b   Mtove, George ^c   Opoka, Robert O ^a   Engoru, Charles ^d   Olupot Olupot, Peter ^e   Nyeko, Richard ^f   Evans, Jennifer ^g   Crawley, Jane ^h   Prevatt, Natalie ⁱ   Reyburn, Hugh ^j   Levin, Michael ⁱ   George, Elizabeth C ^k   South, Annabelle ^k   Babiker, Abdel G ^k   Gibb, Diana M ^k   Maitland, Kathryn ⁱ  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^c Teule Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d Soroti Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

^e Mbale Regional Referral Hospital   (Uganda)

^f St Mary's Hospital   (Uganda)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^j Joint Malaria Programme   (Tanzania)

^k UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD CARE; DEHYDRATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALARIA; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SHOCK;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SHOCK, SEPTIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84892713863     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f7003     Document Type: Article

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