Emergency Department Rapid Intravenous Rehydration (RIVR) for Pediatric Gastroenteritis

Summary

This study will look at children with dehydration secondary to gastroenteritis requiring IV rehydration and determine whether the proportion rehydrated after two hours is greater in the children who receive rapid intravenous rehydration (RIVR) or in the children who receive standard IV rehydration.

Timeline

Start

2006-11

Primary completion

2010-05

Completion

2010-05

Publications

• Freedman SB, DeGroot JM, Parkin PC. Successful discharge of children with gastroenteritis requiring intravenous rehydration. J Emerg Med. 2014 Jan;46(1):9-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.04.044. Epub 2013 Aug 30.
• Freedman SB, Parkin PC, Willan AR, Schuh S. Rapid versus standard intravenous rehydration in paediatric gastroenteritis: pragmatic blinded randomised clinical trial. BMJ. 2011 Nov 17;343:d6976. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d6976.

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