title: Guidelines for the management of patients with severe forms of dengue.
abstract: Dengue is the most common vector-borne viral infection worldwide. In Brazil, the incidence has increased with successive epidemics, and an increasing proportion of patients present with severe forms of the disease. The prognosis for these patients is directly influenced by the quality of medical care. These guidelines present the management of the severe forms of dengue, including the recognition of warning signs, the treatment for prompt re-establishment of euvolemia and the evaluation and appropriate care of potential complications, thus reducing morbidity and mortality of infected children and adults.
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juan Carlos Rosso
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Verdeal
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rubens
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costa Filho
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cleyde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanzillotta
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gerson Luiz de
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernando Augusto
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Bozza
authors.affiliation: Secretaria Municipal de Saúde e Defesa Civil do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prata
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Antonio Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.affiliation: Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira, Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavia Ribeiro
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Machado