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The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of syringe size on the amount of time it takes a health care provider to administer a known volume (900 mL) of resuscitation fluid to a non-clinical, toddler-sized, model. The investigators hypothesize that syringe size will impact fluid resuscitation time.


Clinical Trial Description

The Surviving Sepsis Guideline for the resuscitation of pediatric septic shock indicates that up to 60 mL/kg of isotonic saline should be administered within the first 15 minutes of resuscitation. There are practical challenges to achieving these benchmarks. Syringes are often used to perform manual fluid resuscitation as they are generally available and health care providers are typically comfortable using them. Health care providers have been observed to have different preferences regarding the syringe size used to perform manual fluid resuscitation. Larger syringes e.g. 60 mL-size requires more force to depress the syringe plunger, due to a larger crosssectional area, but fewer syringes are needed to administer a given volume. Fewer syringes results in less time spent connecting and disconnecting syringes, which contributes to total fluid resuscitation time using this technique.

Consenting participants will be randomly assigned (by an independent Randomization Coordinator) to one of four syringe size groups (10 mL, 20 mL, 30 mL, 60 mL sizes). The allocation sequence is therefore concealed. After undergoing a standardization procedure, each participant will be instructed to administer 900 mL of 0.9% normal saline using pre-filled provided syringes by manual push as rapidly as possible using the disconnect-reconnect method. Participants will be advised to consider that they are in a situation where they are resuscitating a 15 kg child (represented by the model) in decompensated shock. Syringes for each 300 mL (20 mL/kg) aliquot will be colour-coded for identification purposes. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01494116
Study type Interventional
Source McMaster Children's Hospital
Contact
Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date October 2011
Completion date January 2012

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