Background: Intravenous fluid therapy is essential in the management of hospitalized
patients, especially in those with acute or critical illness. It has been proposed four premises …

Fluids are the most common aspect of daily management in critically ill patients and have
been so even before ICUs came into existence. The broad topic of 'fluids' involves …

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Intravenous fluid administration should be considered as any other pharmacological
prescription. There are three main indications: resuscitation, replacement, and maintenance …

A patient's ability to tolerate inappropriate fluid and electrolyte therapy should not be
underestimated; regimes ranging from no fluid to more than 4 litres of isotonic saline/day are …

When delivered correctly for the right reasons and at the appropriate time, intravenous fluid
can be lifesaving. However, in established critical illness, a combination of increased fluid …

The use of intravenous fluids is routine in patients undergoing surgery or critical illness;
however, controversy still exists regarding optimum fluid therapy. Recent literature has …

This review focuses on fluid management of critically ill patients. The topic is addressed
based on 10 single questions with simplified answers that provide clinicians with the basic …

The understanding of fluid and electrolyte balance in the clinical setting is often poor and
prescribing is usually left to the most junior member of the team [1, 2]. Fluid prescriptions …

Infusates are used to expand the intravascular volume or to influence solute composition of
body fluids. The choice of infusate depends on the underlying physiological disturbances. A …