Improving the Timing of Normal Saline Bolus Delivery to Hospitalized Children

Purpose/Objective: International guidelines recommend that fluid resuscitation be completed as quickly as possible in a patient with signs and symptoms concerning for shock. At our institution, significant variability exists in time to Normal Saline (NS) bolus delivery for patients based on location (PICU, ED and inpatient floor units). The objective of this project was to decrease the time between NS bolus order entry and fluid …