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

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

Background Comparative clinical effects of balanced crystalloids and saline are uncertain,
particularly in noncritically ill patients cared for outside an intensive care unit (ICU). Methods …

Objective Despite the common use of maintenance IVFs, there is high variability in fluid
prescribing practices and a lack of guidelines for fluid composition and electrolyte …

Decreased serum sodium concentration is a rather frequent electrolyte disorder in the
elderly population because of the presence of factors contributing to increased antidiuretic …

Importance It is not known if use of colloid solutions containing hydroxyethyl starch (HES) to
correct for intravascular deficits in high-risk surgical patients is either effective or safe …

Chloride is the principal anion of the extracellular fluid and vital for both serum
electroneutrality and acid-base homeostasis. The aim of this review is to investigate the …

Purpose Intravenous maintenance fluid therapy (IV-MFT) prescribing in acute and critically ill
children is very variable among pediatric health care professionals. In order to provide up to …

Background Intravenous fluid therapy is required for most surgical patients, but
inappropriate regimens are commonly prescribed. The aim of this narrative review was to …

The topic of intravenous (IV) fluids may be regarded as “reverse nephrology”, because
nephrologists usually treat to remove fluids rather than to infuse them. However, because …