Kath Maitland takes the perspective that we should be cautious
with how we give IV fluids. She argues that the underlying
physiological evidence supporting the benefits of giving fluids is
not there. The findings of the FEAST study are clear. Kath
describes how during FEAST, the administration of fluids made the
children look better, and improved the recorded physiological
parameters. However these surrogate outcomes did not translate to a
mortality benefit - fluid boluses were associated with i...
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