In critically ill patients, fluid infusion is aimed at increasing cardiac output and tissue
perfusion. However, it may contribute to fluid overload which may be harmful. Thus, volume …

Resuscitation with intravenous fluid can restore intravascular volume and improve stroke
volume. However, in unstable patients, approximately 50% of fluid boluses fail to improve …

Fluid therapy represents, most of the time, the first-line treatment of circulatory failure in
critically ill patients. However, after initial resuscitation, fluid administration can be …

We summarize the emerging new literature regarding the pathophysiological principles
underlying the beneficial and deleterious effects of fluid administration during resuscitation …

The clinical determination of the intravascular volume can be extremely difficult in critically ill
and injured patients as well as those undergoing major surgery. This is problematic because …

An international team of experts in the field of fluid resuscitation was invited by the ESICM to
form a task force to systematically review the evidence concerning fluid administration using …

Fluid replacement is considered the cornerstone of resuscitation in the ICU. However, only
about 50% of critically ill hemodynamically unstable patients are fluid responsive; …

Fluid challenges are considered the cornerstone of resuscitation in critically ill patients.
However, clinical studies have demonstrated that only about 50% of hemodynamically …

Fluid status and fluid responsiveness : Current Opinion in Critical Care Fluid status and fluid
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In critically ill patients, fluid balance management is an integral part of the process of care. In
patients in shock or severe sepsis, aggressive initial fluid resuscitation has been shown to …