Predicting fluid needs in children with septic shock using ultrasound
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This study tests whether using ultrasound of the neck (carotid artery) and heart can help doctors know which children with septic shock need more fluids. It aims to make fluid treatment safer and more precise in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
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Who can take part
- Children aged 1 month to 16 years
- Diagnosed with septic shock and currently receiving fluids in the PICU
- No known heart disease (acquired or from birth)
- No known kidney disease (acquired or from birth)
- No vascular problems like abnormal blood vessel connections or aneurysms
- No suspected high pressure in the brain (intracranial hypertension)
- No skin wounds or bandages where the ultrasound or echocardiography will be done
- No neck structural abnormalities
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