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. 2018 Aug 7;104(5):426–431. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314924

Table 3.

Treatment delivery by group

Variables 10 mL/kg 20 mL/kg
Patients, n 39 34
Number of study boluses delivered, n (%) of patients
 0 3 (7.7) 0 (0.0)
 1 23 (59.0) 25 (73.5)
 2 8 (20.5) 6 (17.6)
 3 3 (7.7) 1 (2.9)
 4 or more 2 (5.1) 2 (5.9)
Total volume of study fluid received during the first hour (mL/kg)*
 Mean (SD) 13.5 (8.0) 20.7 (8.3)
Total volume of study fluid received during the intervention period (mL/kg)*
 Mean (SD) 14.5 (11.1) 25.7 (12.0)*
Total number of boluses delivered† 58 48
Volume of study bolus, n (%) of boluses
 <10 mL/kg‡ 2 (3.4) 3 (6.3)
 10 mL/kg† 56 (96.6) 5 (10.4)
 20 mL/kg† 0 (0.0) 40 (83.3)
Timing of delivery of study bolus, n (%) of boluses§
 ≤15 min 38 (80.9) 30 (68.2)
 16–20 min 7 (14.9) 5 (11.4)
 21–30 min 2 (4.3) 1 (2.3)
 >30 min 0 (0.0) 8 (18.2)
Delivery of study bolus with 15 min by age group, n (%) of boluses‡
 <1 year 24/27 (88.9) 22/29 (75.9)
 1 to <2 years 7/9 (77.8) 2/3 (66.7)
 2 to <5 years 6/7 (85.7) 2/4 (50.0)
 ≥5 years 1/4 (25.0) 4/8 (50.0)
Study fluid boluses delivered at the correct volume and within 15 min, n (%) of boluses‡
 No 10 (21.3) 20 (45.5)
 Yes 37 (78.7) 24 (54.5)

*P<0.001 (t-test).

†All study boluses were of normal saline except 4 of plasmalyte and 4 of Hartmann’s solution.

‡±10%.

§Timing of delivery not reported for 15 boluses (11 in 10 mL/kg group, 4 in 20 mL/kg group).