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Research in Pediatrics & Neonatology

Restrictive Versus Liberal Fluid Bolus Therapy in Pediatric Septic Shock: Should It Be Debated

  • Open or Close Saptadi Yuliarto*

    Department of Pediatrics, Indonesia

    *Corresponding author: Saptadi Yuliarto, Consultant of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Division of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Malang, Indonesia

Submission: August 13, 2019; Published: August 19, 2019

ISSN : 2576-9200
Volume3 Issue3

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To date, sepsis has contributed significantly to the child mortality rate, which is around 8.9% in developed countries to 14.2% in developing countries [1-3]. The most common cause of death (23.1-34.6%) was refractory shock [2-4], of which most occured in the first 3 days [5]. An additional hour of persistent shock was associated with >2-fold increased odds of mortality [6]. This shows that early treatment of septic shock is one of the keys to reduce sepsis mortality.

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