Improvement in Mortality With Early Fluid Bolus in Sepsis Patients With a History of Congestive Heart Failure

Objective: To determine whether rapid administration of a crystalloid bolus of 30 mL/kg within 3 hours of presentation harms or benefits hypotensive patients with sepsis with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF). Patients and Methods: A retrospective cohort study using Medicare claims data en...

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Main Authors: Andreas H. Taenzer, MD, MS, Shilpa J. Patel, MD, Todd L. Allen, MD, Martin E. Doerfler, MD, Tae-Ryong Park, PhD, Lucy A. Savitz, PhD, MBA, John G. Park, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454820301004