Vincent Duron, Nicholas Schmoke, Rika Ichinose, Steven Stylianos, Steven G Kernie, Peter S Dayan, Mark B Slidell, Casey Stulce, Grace Chong, Regan F Williams, Ankush Gosain, Nicholas P Morin, Isam W Nasr, Sapna R Kudchadkar, Jeff Bolstridge, Jose M Prince, Chethan Sathya, Todd Sweberg, N Valerio Dorrello
INTRODUCTION: While intravenous fluid therapy is essential to re-establishing volume status in children who have experienced trauma, aggressive resuscitation can lead to various complications. There remains a lack of consensus on whether pediatric trauma patients will benefit from a liberal or restrictive crystalloid resuscitation approach and how to optimally identify and transition between fluid phases. METHODS: A panel was comprised of physicians with expertise in pediatric trauma, critical care, and emergency medicine...
December 9, 2023: Journal of Surgical Research