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The Effect of Two Different Fluids (Balanced Crystalloids and Isotonic Saline) on Blood Electrolytes in very sick children

The Effect of Balanced Crystalloids versus Isotonic Saline on Serum Electrolytes in Critically Ill Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/11/029131
Enrollment
58
Registered
2020-11-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I998- Other disorder of circulatory system

Interventions

Intervention1: Balanced crystalloids: After treating physician decided that patient requires IV fluid this group will recieve Balanced crystalloid (plasmalyte) as IV fluid. Control Intervention1: Isot

Sponsors

Sir Gangaram Hospital New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 1month to 18 years patients â??Requiring IV fluids bolus for hypo-perfusion and/or hypotension as per discretion of treating clinician at admission or within 48 hours of admission â??Patients requiring IV maintenance fluids.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All the patients â??With burns, following liver transplant surgery. â??Preexisting electrolyte abnormality or requirement of dialysis. â??Diabetic ketoacidosis. â??Congenital or acquired cardiac disease. â??Known acute or chronic renal disease. â??On diuretics or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors â??Admitted on vasoactive drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the occurrence of chloride disturbance and hyperchloremia with the use of balanced crystalloids versus isotonic saline as resuscitation and maintenance fluids in critically ill children admitted over period of 48 hours.Timepoint: 48 hour post admission

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Sodium potassium disturbances. 2.Acid-base disturbances 3.The incidence of Acute renal injury in first 48 hours in PICU as defined by KDIGO criteria 4.The need and duration of RRT during the hospital stay 5.Proportion of patients treated with and duration of treatment with vasoactive drugs. 6.Duration of mechanical ventilation 7.Duration of PICU and hospital stay 8.All- cause mortality during PICU and hospital stay. Timepoint: Till 48 hours after admission and till discharge from hospital.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sapana Jain

Sir Gangaram Hospital

anilcriticare@gmail.com9810098360

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026