Fluid Overload in a South African Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Conclusions: Low FO ≥ 10% prevalence with 28 day mortality 10%. Higher FO% with admission weight associated with mortality (p = 0.04). We advocate further investigation of FO% as a simple bedside tool.

Source: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics - November 28, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ketharanathan, N., McCulloch, M., Wilson, C., Rossouw, B., Salie, S., Ahrens, J., Morrow, B. M., Argent, A. C. Tags: Original Papers Source Type: research