Bio Impedance Monitoring as a Tool to Assess Fluid Status in the Pediatric Surgical Patient? (PedFluid Study)

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Conditions studied: Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, Body Weight Changes, Children, Only

In brief

The baseline infusion rate during surgery for pediatric patients still is the 'Holliday and Segar' rule (also known as the 4/2/1 rule) The question arises if this rule is not outdated, since it was calculated based on the caloric need of the pediatric population, calculated for cow milk. The study tends to validate the use of bio impedance measurements for registering fluid shifts in the pediatric surgical patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05220709

Run by

University Hospital, Antwerp

People needed

100

Starts

2022-04-05

Expected to finish

2026-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-05

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 16. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled for elective surgery or investigation under general anesthesia
• Day care or inpatient hospitalisation

You may not qualify if…

• If sedation is needed instead of general anesthesia
• Critically ill patients for urgent surgery
• Patients who cannot lie still for performing correct measurements on the bio impedance monitor
• No informed consent obtained

Where it is running

• Antwerp University Hospital — Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium (enrolling)

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