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- Published on: 30 November 2011
- Published on: 26 September 2011
- Published on: 30 November 2011Caution in extrapolating the FEAST Trial findings to surgical hypovolaemic shock.Show More
Dear Editor,
We read the findings of the Feast Trial Group with interest and agree with many comments that the results appear counter-intuitive. Given our experience of managing children with hypovolaemic shock secondary to a surgical cause, in Africa and beyond, we feel that it is necessary to state that the findings of The FEAST trial should not be extrapolated to hypovolaemic shock secondary to a surgical cau...
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None declared. - Published on: 26 September 2011Mortality of severe anemia increased by fluid resuscitationShow More
The Editorial by Drs.Southall and Samuels pointed out that fluid challenges given in a recent study by Maitland et al. (1) to children in the absence of hypovolemic shock may worsen severe anaemia. It is important to note that 32% of all children enrolled had severe anemia (Hb<5 g/dl) with no significant difference of this proportion between groups. Maitland et al. stated that their data showed that excess mortality w...
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