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    Remote-controlled and pulse pressure–Guided fluid treatment for adult patients with viral hemorrhagic fevers
    (2021-04-01) Marcus J. Schultz; Jacqueline Deen; Lorenz Von Seidlein; Chaisith Sivakorn; Alex Kumar; Neill K.J. Adhikari; Bridget Wills; Alexander S. Kekulé; Nicholas P.J. Day; Ben Cooper; Nicholas J. White; Alex P. Salam; Peter Horby; Piero Olliaro; Arjen M. Dondorp; Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University; Oxford University Clinical Research Unit; National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila; University of Toronto; Martin-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; Nuffield Department of Medicine; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; Universiteit van Amsterdam; International Severe Acute Respiratory & Emerging Infection Consortium (ISARIC); UK Public Health Rapid Support Team
    Circulatory shock, caused by severe intravascular volume depletion resulting from gastrointestinal losses and profound capillary leak, is a common clinical feature of viral hemorrhagic fevers, including Ebola virus disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, and Lassa fever. These conditions are associated with high case fatality rates, and they carry a significant risk of infection for treating personnel. Optimized fluid therapy is the cornerstone of management of these diseases, but there are few data on the extent of fluid losses and the severity of the capillary leak in patients with VHFs, and no specific guidelines for fluid resuscitation and hemodynamic monitoring exist. We propose an innovative approach for monitoring VHF patients, in particular suited for low-resource settings, facilitating optimizing fluid therapy through remote-controlled and pulse pressure–guided fluid resuscitation. This strategy would increase the capacity for adequate supportive care, while decreasing the risk for virus transmission to health personnel.