Browsing Department of Paediatrics and Child Health by Author "Brent, Bernadette"

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    • Exploring mechanisms of excess mortality with early fluid resuscitation: insights from the FEAST trial 

      Maitland, Kathryn; George, Elizabeth C; Evans, Jennifer; Kiguli, Sarah; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Akech, Samuel O; Opoka, Robert O; Engoru, Charles; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Brent, Bernadette; Nteziyaremye, Julius; Mpoya, Ayub; Prevatt, Natalie; Dambisya, Cornelius M; Semakula, Daniel; Ddungu, Ahmed; Okuuny, Vicent; Wokulira, Ronald; Otii, Benedict; Levin, Michael; Crawley, Jane; Babiker, Abdel G; Gibb, Diana M; FEAST trial group (2013)
      Background: Early rapid fluid resuscitation (boluses) in African children with severe febrile illnesses increases the 48-hour mortality by 3.3% compared with controls (no bolus). We explored the effect of boluses on 48-hour ...

    • Mortality after Fluid Bolus in African Children with Severe Infection 

      Maitland, Kathryn; Kiguli, Sarah; Opoka, Robert O.; Engoru, Charles; Olupot-Olupot, Peter; Akech, Samuel O.; Nyeko, Richard; Mtove, George; Reyburn, Hugh; Lang, Trudie; Brent, Bernadette; Evans, Jennifer A.; Tibenderana, James K.; Crawley, Jane; Russell, Elizabeth C.; Levin, Michael; Babiker, Abdel G.; Gibb, Diana M. (New England Journal of Medicine, 2011)
      Background The role of fluid resuscitation in the treatment of children with shock and lifethreatening infections who live in resource-limited settings is not established. Methods We randomly assigned children with ...