Comparison of Three Fluid Solutions for Resuscitation in Dengue Shock Syndrome
Author(s) -
Bridget Wills,
Nguyen Minh Dung,
Hà Thị Loan,
Dong Thi Hoai Tam,
Trần Thi Thúy,
Le T.T. Minh,
Tran Vinh Diet,
Nguyen T. Hao,
Nguyen VV Chau,
Kasia Stepniewska,
Nicholas J. White,
Jeremy Farrar
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa044057
Subject(s) - hydroxyethyl starch , medicine , resuscitation , shock (circulatory) , confidence interval , anesthesia , relative risk , surgery
Dengue shock syndrome is characterized by severe vascular leakage and disordered hemostasis and progresses to death in 1 to 5 percent of cases. Although volume replacement is recognized as the critical therapeutic intervention, World Health Organization management guidelines remain empirical rather than evidence-based.
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