Fluid Bolus Over 15–20 Versus 5–10 Minutes Each in the First Hour of Resuscitation in Children With Septic Shock: A Randomized Controlled Trial*

Objectives: To compare the effect of administration of 40–60 mL/kg of fluids as fluid boluses in aliquots of 20 mL/kg each over 15–20 minutes with that over 5–10 minutes each on the composite outcome of need for mechanical ventilation and/or impaired oxygenation—increase in oxygenation index by 5 from baseline in the initial 6 and 24 hours in children with septic shock. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Pediatric emergency and ICU of a tertiary care institute. Patients: Children (
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