Effect of Giving Reduced Fluid in Children After Trauma
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Critical Illness
Pediatrics
General Surgery
Fluid Therapy
Wounds and Injuries
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 6 Months – 15
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 250 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Columbia University · Other
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About This Trial
This study is designed to help decide how much intravenous (IV) fluid should be given to pediatric trauma patients. No standard currently exists for managing fluids in critically ill pediatric trauma patients, and many fluid strategies are now in practice. For decades, trauma patients got high volumes of IV fluid. Recent studies in adults show that patients actually do better by giving less fluid.…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Trauma patients older than 6 months and younger than 15 years admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
* Patients admitted to the PICU directly from the Emergency Department (ED)
* Patients admitted to the PICU from the operating room (OR)
* Patients transferred to…
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