Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2015
Fluid resuscitation for paediatric sepsis: A survey of senior emergency physicians in Australia and New Zealand.
It is unclear whether emerging evidence for harm from aggressive fluid resuscitation for paediatric sepsis has altered clinical practice. We surveyed senior emergency physicians to see if their fluid resuscitation practices conformed to published clinical guidelines. ⋯ Paediatric sepsis is reported to be managed by senior emergency physicians largely according to published guidelines. At this time, evidence for potential harm from fluid bolus resuscitation has not altered practice.