Objective: Fluid administration in combination with the increase in vasopermeability induced
by critical illness often results in significant fluid overload in critically ill patients. Recent …

In patients with septic shock, the administration of fluids during initial hemodynamic
resuscitation remains a major therapeutic challenge. We are faced with many open …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome that has multiple aetiologies,
variable pathogenesis and diverse outcomes. However, these heterogeneities are not …

Introduction Intraoperative hypotension is associated with adverse postoperative outcomes;
however these findings are supported only by observational studies. The aim of this meta …

Abstract Background Changes in Doppler flow patterns of hepatic veins (HV), portal vein
(PV) and intra-renal veins (RV) reflect right atrial pressure and venous congestion; the …

Abstract The French Intensive Care Society organized its yearly Paris International
Conference in intensive care on June 18–19, 2015. The main purpose of this meeting is to …

Fluid overload has been associated with morbidity and mortality in various clinical scenarios
including heart failure and critical illness. It exerts pathologic sequelae in almost all the …

Varying degrees of cardiac and kidney dysfunction commonly are observed in hospitalized
patients. As a demonstration of the significant interplay between the heart and kidneys …

Acute kidney injury is a common complication in critically ill patients with sepsis and/or
septic shock. Further, some essential antimicrobial treatment drugs are themselves …

Purpose Guidelines recommend targeting mean arterial pressure (MAP)> 65 mmHg in
patients after cardiac arrest (CA). Recent trials have studied the effects of targeting a higher …