Prehospital fluid therapy in patients with suspected infection: a survey of ambulance personnel's practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fluid therapy in patients with suspected infection is controversial, and it is not known whether fluid treatment administered in the prehospital setting is beneficial. In the absence of evidence-based guidelines for prehospital fluid therapy for patients with suspected infection, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel are challenged on when and how to initiate such therapy. This study aimed to assess EMS personnel's decision-making in prehospital fluid therapy, including triggers for initiating fluid and fluid volumes, as well as the need for education and evidence-based guidelines on prehospital fluid therapy in patients with suspected infection.

Methods

An online survey concerning fluid administration in prehospital patients with suspected infection was dist

SUBMITTER: Jensen ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9158174 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature