Fluid Resuscitation in Acute Illness — Time to Reappraise the Basics
- 30 June 2011
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in The New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 364 (26), 2543-2544
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejme1105490
Abstract
Fluid resuscitation is a fundamental intervention in the treatment of critically ill patients. However, there is little conclusive evidence to guide clinicians about the best type of resuscitation fluid; the appropriate timing, volume, and rate of fluid administration; and the optimal way to adequately monitor the efficacy and safety of fluid resuscitation in various clinical conditions.1 Although the complications associated with excessive volume of resuscitation fluid — such as pulmonary and interstitial edema — are well recognized, an emerging body of evidence suggests that the type of resuscitation fluid may adversely affect the outcomes in specific clinical conditions; for example, . . .Keywords
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