Table 2:
Variations of IV fluids used in the ED amongst the Bolus and No Bolus groups
| Fluid Type* |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No Bolus (N = 137) | Bolus** (N = 263) | P-value | |
| Total bolus amount given in the ED (ml/Kg)1 | |||
| <=12.5 ml/kg | - (-) | 55 (20.9%) | |
| 12.5–17.5 ml/kg | - (-) | 60 (22.8%) | |
| 17.5–22.5 ml/kg | - (-) | 127 (48.3%) | |
| >22.5 ml/kg | - (-) | 21 (8.0%) | |
| Maintenance Fluid Received | 0.0492 | ||
| NS | 13 (9.5%) | 14 (5.3%) | |
| 1/2 NS | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
| D5NS | 11 (8.0%) | 29 (11.0%) | |
| D5 1/2 NS | 33 (24.1%) | 51 (19.4%) | |
| D5 1/4 NS | 11 (8.0%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| D5NS + KCL 20 Meq | 1 (0.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
| D5+1/2NS + KCL 20 Meq | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| More Than One | 1 (0.7%) | 2 (0.8%) | |
| None | 65 (47.4%) | 161 (61.2%) | |
| Total IV fluid amount per kg (ml/kg) | 7.6 (5.99) | 20.3 (8.60) | <.0013 |
| Total IV fluid amount per kg (ml/kg/hr) | 1.6 (1.29) | 4.4 (2.26) | <.0013 |
1
Bolus fluids used included NS (N=261), ½ NS (N=1), and Lactated Ringers (N=1).
2
Chi-squared test of no association.
3
Kruskal-Wallis test.
*
All values are given in N (%) or Mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.
**
Bolus is defined as IVF ≥ 5ml/Kg given rapidly over set time of 30–60 minutes.