Burns
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 386-388, 1 June 2001

The acute febrile response to burn injury in children may be modified by the type of intravenous fluid used during resuscitation — observations using fresh frozen plasma (FFP) or Hartmann's solution

  • Charmaine Childs

      Affiliations

    • MRC Trauma Group, NWIRC, Clincal Sciences Building, Hope Hospital, Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 8HD, UK
    • Regional Paediatric Burns Unit, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44-161-7874458; fax: +44-161-7079708
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  • Anthony Renshaw

      Affiliations

    • Regional Paediatric Burns Unit, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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  • Ken W Dunn

      Affiliations

    • Regional Paediatric Burns Unit, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK
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  • Peter J Davenport

      Affiliations

    • Regional Paediatric Burns Unit, Booth Hall Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK

Accepted 11 September 2000.

Abstract 

Fever is a common clinical problem in burned children. The purpose of this study was to compare rectal temperature (Tr) in two groups of children with burns, ≥10% of the total body surface area (tbsa) who received fresh frozen plasma (FFP) or a crystalloid solution (Hartmann's) for restoration of blood volume. Twelve to 16 h after the burn Tr reached a peak. The children who had received FFP for restoration of blood volume had significantly higher fever than those children who received crystalloid solutions only.

Keywords:  Burns, Children, Fever, Plasma (FFP), Crystalloid

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PII: S0305-4179(00)00120-0

Burns
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 386-388, 1 June 2001