Central venous catheter use in severe malaria: time to reconsider the World Health Organization guidelines?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To optimize the fluid status of adult patients with severe malaria, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend the insertion of a central venous catheter (CVC) and a target central venous pressure (CVP) of 0-5 cmH<sub>...

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Main Authors: Hanson Josh, Lam Sophia WK, Mohanty Sanjib, Alam Shamshul, Hasan Md Mahtab, Lee Sue J, Schultz Marcus J, Charunwatthana Prakaykaew, Cohen Sophie, Kabir Ashraf, Mishra Saroj, Day Nicholas PJ, White Nicholas J, Dondorp Arjen M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/342