Fluid requirement in adult dengue haemorrhagic fever patients during the critical phase of the illness: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue fever prevalence is rising globally and it causes significant morbidity and mortality. Fluid extravasation during the critical phase of dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) leads to shock, multi-organ failure and death if not resuscitated appropriately with fluids. The mainstay of management is judicious fluid replacement using a guideline based, calculated fluid quota of maintenance (M) fluid plus 5% deficit (M +  5% deficit) to prevent organ hypoperfusion.

Methods

We conducted an observational follow-up study in Sri Lanka from January-July 2017 to identify the fluid requirements of DHF patients and to identify whether features of fluid overload are present in patients who exceeded the fluid quota. Patients who developed DHF following admission to the place of

SUBMITTER: Madanayake P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7981820 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature