Highlights
- •Fluid resuscitation is challenging in low resource settings.
- •Pilot study to evaluate safety of a new protocol.
- •Practical protocol appears safe and reasonable.
Abstract
Background
Appropriate fluid resuscitation of acute burn injury is critical and there are recognized
challenges with fluid resuscitation, including those with relevance to low resource
settings. We developed a practical protocol that guides burn resuscitation and sought
to evaluate the safety of our modified resuscitation formula through a small pilot
study that particularly addresses the problems we have experienced in a low resource
setting.
Methods
Children with burns more than 15% total body surface area admitted within 24 h of
injury to Edendale Hospital between 1 June 2021 and 31 August 2021 were included.
The resuscitation formula used was 2 mls of Ringers Lactate per bodyweight in kilograms
per% total body surface area (TBSA) given over 24 h and adjusted according to urine
output. Data analysed included age, weight, mechanism, TBSA, hours post burn at presentation
to hospital, total fluid given in the first 24 h of admission, total urine output
in the first 24 h of admission, number of fluid adjustments made during the first
24 h and complications related to fluid resuscitation.
Results
Ten children were included. The median age was 3 (IQR 2–5) years old, with a mean
weight of 14.9 (SD 5.07) kilograms, a median TBSA of 17.4 (IQR 16–26)%, presenting
at a median of 12 (6.5–18) hours post burn injury. Mechanism of burn was scald in
all cases, with 9 being hot water and hot food in one. In the first 24 h a mean of
2.05 (SD 0.58) mls/kg of fluid was received with a mean urine output of 1.66 (SD 0.57)
mls/kg/hr.
Conclusion
The results of this pilot study to evaluate the safety of our protocol seem reasonable.
It is limited by the lack of larger injuries as well as adult patients and a larger
prospective study is pertinent.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 24, 2022
Accepted:
August 22,
2022
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